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67701 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 67701 covers Colby, Kansas, with a population of about 6,166 and a median household income of $72,188.

Population
6,16614 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$72,188about the Kansas median
Poverty rate
7.4%5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$187,095up 26.1% in five years
Median rent
$75127% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
32.4%2.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.4%8.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
291

Where 67701 is

Colby, Kansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population6,166
Median age35.3
Family households60.1%
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.9%
White (non-Hispanic)90.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.4%
Veterans5.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$72,188
Income per person$40,347
Poverty rate7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k13.5%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,930
Mean adjusted gross income$75,326
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$166,600
Median gross rent$751
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied73.4%
Vacant homes13.1%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house78.6%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units6.7%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home4.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$187,095as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$187,095$113,167

$113,167 in 2016 to $187,095 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.5% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments291
People employed2,692
Annual payroll$120,095,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 87.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.4 out of 100
Community resilience54.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Kansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKansasUnited States
Median household income$72,188$72,639$78,538
Income per person$40,347$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate7.4%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$166,600$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$751$1,029$1,348
Homeownership73.4%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.7%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%7.2%13.9%
Median age35.337.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCOLBY 1SW, KS US2.4 km away
Rain in a year20 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January43°F / 15.1°F0.41 in rain, 5.1 in snow
February45.7°F / 17.4°F0.56 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March56.2°F / 25.5°F0.92 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April64.7°F / 34.4°F1.97 in rain, 2.2 in snow
May74.3°F / 45.9°F2.92 in rain, 0.7 in snow
June86.4°F / 57.2°F2.62 in rain
July91°F / 62.3°F3.81 in rain
August88.4°F / 59.8°F3.04 in rain
September81.3°F / 50.3°F1.44 in rain, 0.2 in snow
October68.3°F / 36.2°F1.56 in rain, 1.6 in snow
November54.3°F / 24.7°F0.63 in rain, 3.5 in snow
December44.1°F / 16.4°F0.51 in rain, 3.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Colby Public Schools Unified School District 31576.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Rawlins County Unified School District 10512% of this ZIP code's land area
Oakley Unified School District 2746.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Triplains Unified School District 2753.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Golden Plains Unified School District 3161.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

67734 Gem, KS13.8 km away
67743 Levant, KS14.2 km away
67753 Rexford, KS26.1 km away
67732 Brewster, KS28.3 km away
67747 Monument, KS33.8 km away
67748 Oakley, KS34.1 km away
67764 Winona, KS38.9 km away
67733 Edson, KS41.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Thomas County87.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Rawlins County12.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area450.06 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3830, -101.0442

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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