ZIP Code 66961 — Norway CDP, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66961 covers Norway, KS in Republic County with a population of about 6.

It sits in telephone area code 785; U.S. House district KS-1; the LINCOLN & HSTNGS - KRNY media market.

Norway, KS fits a retirement-oriented profile (high share of residents 65+ (50.0%)). Residents and relocators commonly research healthcare access, everyday amenities (dining, personal services), and housing costs rather than tech or campus life.

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 Agriculture; a mean commute of about 6.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Norway CDP, KS as Very Low (composite score 18.9), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (41.5) and flood (14.5). 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 Norway CDP, KS show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics for ZIP 66961 (Norway CDP, KS) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.