PlainZIP

Galena, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Galena, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,453. 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 GALENA-KS · Galena, KS 1 ZIPs · 5,453 pop · #20985/25278 · Cherokee County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,289
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20985/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Scammon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,453
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $83,000

Nearest income peer: Scammon, KS ( $1,525 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 Galena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Galena 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, Galena, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,453
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,289
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 ($52,289 average) · poverty 9.7%. The primary code (66739) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Galena as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Galena reads through its lone ZIP, 66739

5,453 ACS residents, one ZIP: 66739 is not the leading code inside Galena, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Galena

Citywide ZBP: 76 establishments, 1,355 employees , annual payroll $113,627k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66739 (76 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Galena, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Galena. See the Cherokee County roll-up →

Galena lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Cherokee County: Baxter Springs, Weir and Riverton earn more and Columbus, Scammon and West Mineral earn less. Riverton marks the far end of that range at $90,521, 73% above Galena.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66739 5,453 $52,289 76 31
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Galena 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 Galena, .