Postal Codes

67749 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 67749 covers Oberlin, Kansas, with a population of about 2,152 and a median household income of $50,906.

Population
2,1525 per square mile
Median age
48.39.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,90630% below the Kansas median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$111,218up 23.7% in five years
Median rent
$68134% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
29%6 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.3%12.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
80

Where 67749 is

Oberlin, 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

Population2,152
Median age48.3
Family households54.8%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)90.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans4.4%
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$50,906
Income per person$34,356
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k11.9%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k7.3%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k16.5%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k4.1%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed970
Mean adjusted gross income$63,181
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$77,500
Median gross rent$681
Rent as a share of household income24.6%
Owner-occupied77.3%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house90.7%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home3.4%
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$111,218as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$111,218$66,871

$66,917 in 2016 to $111,218 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher29%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home16.8%
Drives to work alone71%
Takes public transport4.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.8%
Health

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

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.7% 8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63% 1.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.9% 7.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments80
People employed502
Annual payroll$16,826,000
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 96.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96.7 out of 100
Community resilience28 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.

Hail99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.7Very 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$50,906$72,639$78,538
Income per person$34,356$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$77,500$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$681$1,029$1,348
Homeownership77.3%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home16.8%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%7.2%13.9%
Median age48.337.238.7
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 stationOBERLIN, KS US1.4 km away
Rain in a year22 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January41.7°F / 15.8°F0.42 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February44.9°F / 18.4°F0.68 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March56.1°F / 26.4°F1.03 in rain, 3.4 in snow
April64.6°F / 36°F2.13 in rain, 1.9 in snow
May74.1°F / 46.8°F3.3 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June85.9°F / 58.3°F3.01 in rain
July90.9°F / 63.8°F3.27 in rain
August88.7°F / 61.5°F3.07 in rain
September80.9°F / 51.4°F1.72 in rain
October67.6°F / 37.5°F1.69 in rain, 1.3 in snow
November53.9°F / 25.4°F0.8 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December42.6°F / 17°F0.67 in rain, 4.2 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 supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Oberlin Unified School District 29493.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Rawlins County Unified School District 1056.1% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability2.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

69026 Danbury, NE25.1 km away
67739 Herndon, KS25.6 km away
67635 Dresden, KS26.3 km away
67643 Jennings, KS27.1 km away
67653 Norcatur, KS28.3 km away
67629 Clayton, KS31.8 km away
69036 Lebanon, NE33 km away
67757 Selden, KS34 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.

Decatur County93.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Rawlins County6.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area447.21 sq mi
Water area0.4 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8275, -100.5314

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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