ZIP Code 66701 — Fort Scott city, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66701 covers Fort Scott, KS in Bourbon County with a population of about 11,075.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.1 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 620; U.S. House district KS-2; the JOPLIN - PITTSBURG media market.

Fort Scott, KS reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (base-related place names in city/county context). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 66701 is about $64,838 — about 14% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.3%; unemployment rate near 4.3%; 24.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 9.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Healthcare; about 13.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 2.0 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $107,800 — about 69% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $554 (about 52% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 70.2% (about 4.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 66701 in Fort Scott, KS, a household would need roughly $30,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $692. That sits below the local median household income ($64,838), suggesting the typical household income is closer to a workable buy-in level under these assumptions. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Scott city, KS as Very Low (composite score 35.7), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (44.8) and flood (40.1). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Fort Scott city, KS show little to no average snow and around 44.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 613 for ZIP 66701 (Fort Scott city, KS) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.