| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:15 PM |
| Population: | 53,429 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20169 |
| CBSA: | Salina, KS |
| Land Area: | 822 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.7652, -97.6322 |
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53,429 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 822 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 55,502 to 53,429 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67425 (Brookville, $95,729 median) and poorest ZIP 67401 (Salina, $64,606) are 18.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $127,100 in 67448 (Gypsum) to $186,000 in 67416 (Assaria).
Density varies 75× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 67425 (Brookville) to 207 in 67401 (Salina).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.5% bachelor's+ in 67448 (Gypsum) to 36.1% in 67416 (Assaria) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #10 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,801 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,587 of 36,503 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67401 | Salina | Standard | 50,217 | $64,606 | 242.8 | -2.3% |
| 67448 | Gypsum | Standard | 1,251 | $89,076 | 200.3 | 6.8% |
| 67416 | Assaria | Standard | 950 | $73,875 | 68.0 | -21.5% |
| 67425 | Brookville | Standard | 593 | $95,729 | 214.2 | -41.6% |
| 67470 | New Cambria | Standard | 266 | $90,523 | 55.0 | -42.2% |
| 67442 | Falun | Standard | 152 | $58,417 | 42.2 | -39.4% |
| 67402 | Salina | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |