Postal Codes

67879 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 67879 covers Tribune, Kansas, with a population of about 1,293 and a median household income of $78,750.

Population
1,2932 per square mile
Median age
39.81.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,7501.1× the Kansas median
Poverty rate
10%2.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$144,571down 1.4% in five years
Median rent
$91511% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
33.5%1.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.4%13.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 67879 is

Tribune, 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

Population1,293
Median age39.8
Family households69.3%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.8%
White (non-Hispanic)81%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino17.4%
Veterans5.3%
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$78,750
Income per person$37,649
Poverty rate10%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k4.6%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k10.3%
$60–75k13.6%
$75–100k23.8%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more7.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed530
Mean adjusted gross income$76,264
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$107,800
Median gross rent$915
Rent as a share of household income18.3%
Owner-occupied78.4%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house86.3%
2 to 4 units3.9%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home9.7%
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$144,571as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 9.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 1.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 46%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$174,607$99,030

$99,030 in 2016 to $144,571 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home21.3%
Drives to work alone60.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 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 disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed322
Annual payroll$14,089,000
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 75.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss84.5 out of 100
Community resilience40.8 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
Drought99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide45.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding18.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.2Very 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$78,750$72,639$78,538
Income per person$37,649$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate10%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$107,800$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$915$1,029$1,348
Homeownership78.4%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate0.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home21.3%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%7.2%13.9%
Median age39.837.238.7
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 stationTRIBUNE 1W, KS US3.4 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January44.2°F / 16.1°F0.43 in rain, 4.2 in snow
February47.2°F / 18.7°F0.54 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March56.9°F / 26.5°F0.99 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April64.9°F / 34.6°F1.66 in rain, 2.1 in snow
May74.6°F / 46°F2.23 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June86.2°F / 56.6°F2.77 in rain
July91.4°F / 61.7°F3.14 in rain
August88.2°F / 59.8°F2.87 in rain
September81.4°F / 50.8°F1.13 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October68.3°F / 36.7°F1.59 in rain, 1.3 in snow
November54.7°F / 25.6°F0.53 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December44.8°F / 17.2°F0.56 in rain, 3.8 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 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%.

Greeley County Schools Unified School District 200100% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

67861 Leoti, KS35.4 km away
67758 Sharon Springs, KS43.4 km away
67762 Weskan, KS44 km away
67761 Wallace, KS45.3 km away
81071 Sheridan Lake, CO45.9 km away
67863 Marienthal, KS48.1 km away
80802 Arapahoe, CO53.5 km away
67836 Coolidge, KS56.8 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.

Greeley County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area734.42 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4962, -101.7656

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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