ZIP Code 66027 — Leavenworth city, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66027 covers Leavenworth, KS in Leavenworth County with a population of about 7,249.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 25.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 913; U.S. House district KS-2; the KANSAS CITY media market.

Leavenworth, KS reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (37.6%) and/or base-related place names). 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 66027 is about $102,422 — about 36% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 9.3%; unemployment rate near 5.0%; 60.5% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 26.8 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Public administration, Education, and Healthcare; about 2.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,876 (about 61% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.6% (about 64.8 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Leavenworth city, KS as Relatively Low (composite score 66.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (61.8) and wildfire (59.0). 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 Leavenworth city, KS show little to no average snow and around 41.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 401 for ZIP 66027 (Leavenworth 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.