Atchison

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Kansas

Atchison is a sparsely populated county in Kansas with 5 ZIP codes, 16,516 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Atchison, KS sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 45%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
16,516
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,327
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Atchison lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 20005, 5 ZIPs, combined population 16,516). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (5 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 20005.

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5

Total ZIPs

16,516

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Atchison

Side-by-side: Compare 66002 vs 66023 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
66002 Atchison 13,755 30
66023 Effingham 1,124 6
66041 Lancaster 725 5
66016 Cummings 519 6
66058 Muscotah 393 4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Atchison?

Atchison has a total population of 16,516 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Atchison?

Atchison includes 5 ZIP codes: 66002, 66023, 66041, 66016, 66058.

Atchison's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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