ZIP 67024 (Cedar Vale, KS) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 67024: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Chautauqua County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 66 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Chautauqua County compares with Kansas
Chautauqua County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Chautauqua County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Chautauqua County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 177.0 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 2.9× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.3× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 22% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.0% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 13% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.7% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 49% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 30.8% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 27% below the state |
| After dark | 27.7% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 1.2× the state |
Chautauqua County has lower values than Kansas for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and after dark.
What stands out in Chautauqua County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 2.1% for Kansas.
Overview
Police reported 66 crashes involving commercial trucks in Chautauqua County since 2015: 16 people were injured and 4 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 62 days.
When crashes happen
The worst month is July with 13.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is January at 1.5%.
November through March accounts for 30.8% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.2% in Kansas.
The busiest hour is 1–2 pm, with 13.6% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 67024 since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Chautauqua County.
Route planning tips for ZIP 67024 fleets
- Review driver schedules for July, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Chautauqua County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Chautauqua County) |
|---|---|
| State Hwy 99 @ Mp 18 | 1 |
| Union | 1 |
ZIP 67024 at a glance
| Population | 937 |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $34,231 |
| Home ownership | 83% |
Historical data: truck crashes in Chautauqua County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 4 | -22% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 8 | +88% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 4 | -42% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 5 to 4. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
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Questions fleets ask about ZIP 67024
How many truck accidents are there in ZIP 67024?
66 truck crashes have been reported in Chautauqua County since 2015, with 4 deaths and 16 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in ZIP 67024?
July has the most truck crashes in Chautauqua County, 13.6% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 67024?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Chautauqua County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in ZIP 67024 compare with Kansas?
The yearly rate is 177.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Chautauqua County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in ZIP 67024?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.