ZIP Code 66742 — Gas city, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66742 covers Gas, KS in Allen County with a population of about 31.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 54.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

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

Median household income in ZIP 66742 is about $86,458 — about 15% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Transportation, and Construction; a mean commute of about 31.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 73.3% (about 7.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Gas city, KS as Very Low (composite score 15.3), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (26.3) and wildfire (22.4). 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 Gas city, KS show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2 for ZIP 66742 (Gas 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.