Altoona Kansas Map

About Altoona, Kansas

Altoona is a locality in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 354. The population density is 256.0 people per km². Altoona is located at 37.5239°N, 95.6614°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Altoona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66710.

Altoona occupies a flat expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon pulls the sky downward until it brushes against the tallgrass. It lies 53.0 miles west of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 279°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Neodesha. The Verdigris River carves a dark, persistent path just a short distance from the center of Altoona, its waters moving with a heavy, deliberate patience through the silt and limestone. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the land rises toward the silhouette of Buff Mound, a solitary landmark that breaks the relentless geometry of the fields. During the late hours of the afternoon, the light turns a bruised gold, catching the dust kicked up from gravel roads and illuminating the stark, skeletal reach of cottonwood trees that line the water.

History in Altoona remains tethered to the slow cycles of agriculture and the extraction of mineral wealth that once defined the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal shifts of the harvest, echoing a time when the rails and the earth provided the only certainty for those who settled here. While the quiet of the plains can feel absolute, the residents maintain a connection to the broader landscape, occasionally traveling toward City Lake or spending time at Neodesha Sports Park to find relief from the stillness. There is an austere beauty in how Altoona persists, a place where the wind acts as a constant, restless neighbor, shifting the soil and reminding those who remain of the vast, unyielding prairie that surrounds them.

About This Altoona Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Altoona, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.523943, -95.66137. 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 Altoona includes the ZIP code (66710), telephone area code (913), county seat of Wilson County (Fredonia), and school district assignment (Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387).

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.