Allen Kansas Map

About Allen, Kansas

Allen is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 223.8 people per km². Allen is located at 38.6561°N, 96.1697°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Allen is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66833.

Allen emerges from the expansive horizon of the tallgrass prairie, where the land stretches in muted shades of amber and sage under a sky that feels vast enough to contain every wandering cloud. It lies 17.4 miles north of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 2°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Osage City. Hill Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the limestone-strewn earth near the settlement, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble at the slightest stir of the persistent Kansas wind. To the west, the subtle rise of Gun Barrel Hill breaks the flatness of the skyline, providing a fixed point in a landscape that otherwise seems to dissolve into the shimmering heat of summer afternoons. The atmosphere here possesses a weightless clarity, sharpening the edges of the distant horizon and casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the edge of the plains.

Allen maintains a rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the cycles of the harvest, an economy tethered firmly to the productivity of the surrounding acreage. While the remnants of a more bustling era linger in the quiet storefronts, the spirit of the place remains anchored in the resilience of those who cultivate the heavy, dark earth. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Hungry Hollow, and those seeking the stillness of the water often travel to the Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area to observe the seasonal migration of birds. Even when the pace of life slows to a meditative crawl, the legacy of the region persists in the limestone foundations of older structures, grounding Allen in a history defined by endurance against the elements and an unwavering connection to the prairie.

About This Allen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Allen, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.656119, -96.169717. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Allen includes the ZIP code (66833), telephone area code (913), county seat of Lyon County (Emporia), and school district assignment (North Lyon County Unified School District 251).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.