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Atchison County, Kansas

Atchison County, Kansas, has 16,172 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Atchison. It uses Central Time and covers 431 sq mi (1,117 km²) of land.

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Atchison County in Kansas
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Atchison County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
16,172
Land area
431 sq mi (1,117 km²)
County seat or government
Atchison
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$61,112 ± $7,953
Median home value
$145,700 ± $14,278
Median rent, with utilities
$765 ± $131
Homes lived in by their owners
71.9% ± 4.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Atchison, KS micro areaCentral county
Water area
2.65 sq mi (6.85 km²)
State
Kansas
County code (FIPS)
20005
Coordinates (central point)
39.532544, -95.313397
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Atchison County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 6600213,276 people
  2. 664365,537 people
  3. 660882,697 people
  4. 664392,578 people
  5. 660601,325 people
  6. 660231,189 people
  7. 66041614 people
  8. 66016559 people
  9. 66424486 people
  10. 66058378 people

10 ZIP Code areas overlap Atchison County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Atchison County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Atchison County, largest first

  1. Shannon Township1,247 people
  2. Benton Township1,195 people
  3. Mount Pleasant Township979 people
  4. Lancaster Township705 people
  5. Grasshopper Township526 people
  6. Center Township442 people
  7. Walnut Township198 people
  8. Kapioma Township131 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Kansas, by county

School districts in Atchison County, largest first

  1. Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 40911,518 people
  2. Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 3774,595 people
  3. Easton Unified School District 4493,602 people
  4. South Brown County Unified School District 4303,227 people
  5. Valley Falls Unified School District 3382,564 people
  6. Jefferson County North Unified School District 3392,413 people
  7. North Jackson Unified School District 3352,353 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Atchison County, largest first

  1. Kickapoo (KS) Reservation4,478 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Atchison, Kansas (city)10,785 people
  2. Effingham, Kansas (city)786 people
  3. Lancaster, Kansas (city)325 people
  4. Muscotah, Kansas (city)141 people
  5. Huron, Kansas (city)70 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Doniphan County, Kansas20 mi northeast
  2. Jefferson County, Kansas21 mi south
  3. Brown County, Kansas24 mi northwest
  4. Jackson County, Kansas27 mi west
  5. Leavenworth County, Kansas28 mi southeast
  6. Buchanan County, Missouri28 mi east
  7. Platte County, Missouri31 mi east

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.