ZIP Code 67843 — Fort Dodge CDP, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 67843 covers Fort Dodge, KS in Ford County with a population of about 127.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 79.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 620; U.S. House district KS-1; the WICHITA - HUTCHINSON PLUS media market.

Fort Dodge, KS reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (84.3%) 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 67843 is about $40,441 — about 46% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 22.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 10.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Other services and Utilities; a mean commute of about 16.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $906 (about 22% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Dodge CDP, KS as Relatively Low (composite score 51.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (68.0) and flood (37.5). 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 Fort Dodge CDP, KS show little to no average snow and around 22.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 7 for ZIP 67843 (Fort Dodge CDP, 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.