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Sales tax in Elwood, KS

9.5% combined sales tax rate

The combined sales tax rate in Elwood, KS is 9.5%, effective 2023-01-01.

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ZIP codes
2 on file · 1 wholly inside the city limits
County
Doniphan
Levied by
Kansas, Doniphan and Elwood
City limits of Elwood, KS, covering 2.9 square miles of land
City limits · 2.9 sq mi Census TIGER/Line 2024, simplified. Not a tax boundary: districts cross it and the rate can differ inside it.

How the combined rate in Elwood, KS is made up

Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.

Tax rate components in Elwood, KS, with the source of each
Jurisdiction Type Rate Effective Source
Kansas state 6.5% Jan 1, 2023 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Doniphan county 2% Jan 1, 2023 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Elwood city 1% Oct 1, 2005 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Combined rate 9.5%

ZIP codes in Elwood

2 on file — 1 wholly inside the city limits and 1 crossing them. Each has its own page.

1 ZIP code wholly inside Elwood

Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Elwood's rate.

ZIP codes in Elwood with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
66024 9.5% no other city

1 ZIP code crossing the city line

Part of each of these lies outside Elwood. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.

ZIP codes in Elwood with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
66090 ~9.5% (8.5%–9.5%) Wathena

What can change the tax you pay in Elwood, KS

  • ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 1 of Elwood's 2 ZIP codes is also reached by Wathena, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Elwood's.
  • What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.

How Elwood compares with the rest of Kansas

Elwood's 9.5% is above what most ZIP codes carry in Kansas. Of the state's 756 ZIP codes with a figure, 53 land on the same one, 664 carry a lower figure and 39 a higher one. Across Kansas the combined rate runs from 6.5% to 10.75%. See every city in Kansas.

The most common combined sales tax figures in Kansas, by number of ZIP codes
Combined rate ZIP codes Which is this city
~8.5% 176
~7.5% 165
~9.5% 53 Elwood
~9.35% 51
~8% 47

Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.

Previous rates

Jurisdiction Rate Applied
Kansas 6.5% Jan 2023 – Dec 2099
Doniphan 2% Jan 2023 – Dec 2099
Elwood 1% Oct 2005 – Dec 2099

How sales tax is collected

The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.

Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.

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