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Located in: Pottawatomie County (see below)

Time Zone: Wamego lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 785

ZIP Code: 66547<1>

Elevation: 1,050 feet [320.04 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wamego)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	4,741 (8.44% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,372 (2.97% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,246

Total Area:<4> 2.25 sq. miles [5.8 km²] - of which 1.82% is water (0.04 sq. miles [0.1 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 1,882

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Wamego:

Lat: 39.205400° (or 39°12'19" N)

Lon: -96.310600° (or -96°18'38" W)

USGS Topo Map: Wamego<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wamego

GNIS ID: 2397188

FIPS State / Place Code: 20 / 75325

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Wamego)

About Pottawatomie County

The city of Westmoreland is the County Seat for {Pottawatomie County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pottawatomie)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	24,383 (12.22% increase since 2010)
2010	21,727 (19.32% increase since 2000)
2000:	18,209

Total Area: 861 sq. miles [2,232.3 km²] - of which 2.42% is water (20.89 sq. miles [54.1 km²])

Housing Units: 8,626

Official Website: https://www.pottcounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pottawatomie

GNIS ID: 485038

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 149

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Wamego)

About Kansas

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,912,635 (2.09% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,853,118 (6.13% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,688,418

Websites for State of Kansas

Official Website: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Tourism: https://ksoutdoors.com/

Parks: https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/

Fishing: https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/

Hunting: https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kansas

GNIS ID: 481813

FIPS State: 20

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Wamego)

Footnotes ...

<1>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Wamego). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wamego or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wamego - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Wamego. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Wamego, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Wamego.