Effingham, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Effingham, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,124. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EFFINGHAM-KS · Effingham, KS 1 ZIPs · 1,124 pop · #19723/25278 · Atchison County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,759
  • RANK-LOWER #19723/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lancaster
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,124
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,400

Nearest income peer: Lancaster, KS (+ $1,153 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Effingham

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Effingham on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Effingham, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,124
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,759
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,759 average) · poverty 6.4%. The primary code (66023) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Effingham as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, Dexter is the closest lower-income city and Walnut the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Effingham.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 66023, is all of Effingham

There is no split to weigh here: 66023 holds every one of Effingham's 1,124 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Effingham

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 51 employees , annual payroll $2,563k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66023 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Effingham, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Atchison County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Effingham. See the Atchison County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Atchison County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Effingham, Atchison, Cummings and Muscotah among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Muscotah marks the far end of that range at $96,458, 73% above Effingham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66023 1,124 $55,759 14 6

Effingham roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Effingham, .