Local servicesHospitalGeary Community Hospital3.8 miPost officeJunction City Post Office4.2 miTown hallGrandview Plaza City Hall4.0 miPoliceGrandview Plaza Police Department4.0 miFire stationGeary County Rural Fire Department Station 22.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManhattan Regional Airport MHK14 miMajor airportKansas City International Airport MCI114 miInterstateI-702.9 miUS highwayUS 40 Bus2.9 miAmtrakTopeka, KS TOP61 miCoachJunction City The JointGreyhound3.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66441 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min6:01 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:42 am – 5:08 pm
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People25,828 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.811,239 householdsMedian household income $59,522Median home value $169,800Median rent $987 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,472 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 10,397 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 16%, public administration 9%Average commute 19 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 9%, German or Dutch 1%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F33 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 5 days46 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Milford Lake station, 9 mi away; snow from Chapman
Nearby landmarksIdle Hour Lakelake · 2.5 miKansas Fallswaterfall · 5.9 miGrand View Hillpeak · 2.7 miFranks Hillpeak · 4.0 miJunction City Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miGeary County State Lakelake · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 107 acresThe Wetlands Parkpark · 3.2 miGeary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 5.5 mi · 461 acresGeary State Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 5.7 miMilford Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.6 mi · 45,289 acresTuttle Creek State Parksstate park · 27.5 mi · 1,082 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 8 Dec 202141 mi away, near Gypsum, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 25 Feb 202644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGeary County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025234 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 238main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Shawnee County, KS, 56 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Junction Cityserves 19,167 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,269 ft387 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
