Arlington Kansas Map

About Arlington, Kansas

Arlington is a locality in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 435. The population density is 136.2 people per km². Arlington is located at 37.8967°N, 98.1787°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arlington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67514.

Arlington stretches across the flat, expansive plains of Kansas, where the horizon serves as a constant, unwavering line against the wide vault of the sky. It lies 17.7 miles southwest of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 230°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north-northwest of Kingman. The North Fork Ninnescah River carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape less than a mile from the center, its banks lined with the persistent silver-green shimmer of cottonwoods that break the monotony of the wheat fields. In the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the dust motes that hang suspended in the still air above the soil. While the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob rises twenty-three miles away to anchor the far reaches of the view, the immediate terrain remains defined by the subtle, rhythmic swells of the earth, an open expanse that demands an attentive eye to appreciate its quiet, agrarian gravity.

Arlington maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life tied closely to the seasonal cycles of the surrounding agricultural economy, where the cultivation of grain remains the primary pulse of the local existence. The legacy of the region is written in the resilience of those who settled these plains, a history that feels present in the way the wind moves through the tallgrass and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older buildings. Residents seeking a moment of respite often travel fourteen miles to reach the grounds of Fun Valley, or venture twelve miles toward the stillness of Sunset Lakes to find a different kind of reflection in the water. Life in Arlington continues with a certain modest dignity, characterized by the mechanical hum of tractors during the harvest and the persistent, quiet endurance of a landscape that has seen generations come and go without ever losing its fundamental, austere character.

About This Arlington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arlington, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.896681, -98.178674. 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 Arlington includes the ZIP code (67514), telephone area code (785), county seat of Reno County (Hutchinson), and school district assignment (Fairfield Unified School District 310).

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.