Bird City Kansas Map

About Bird City, Kansas

Bird City is a locality in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 633. The population density is 98.6 people per km². Bird City is located at 39.7508°N, 101.5329°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67731.

Bird City unfolds across a canvas of wide-open prairie, where the earth rolls out in shades of ochre and pale gold under a sky that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 128.0 miles north-north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 344°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east of St. Francis. The landscape here is defined by a generous, unvarnished flatness, punctuated by the sturdy resilience of wind-swept grasses and the occasional, determined cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a thin, green whisper against the vastness. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the plains and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sunflowers that bloom with audacious color in the summer months. Evenings here bring a particular kind of quiet, a settling of the land as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky with streaks of rose and violet, an ephemeral beauty that feels both ancient and immediate. The story of Bird City is etched into the very grain of this land, a testament to the hardy souls who sought to carve a life from its challenging beauty. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence; amber waves of grain and the patient growth of livestock are the enduring industries that sustain its people. This is a place where history feels less like a museum exhibit and more like a living, breathing presence, carried in the wind and whispered by the creak of old windmills. The simple, unpretentious character of Bird City is its truest attraction, a reflection of the enduring spirit of those who call this wide-open expanse home.

About This Bird City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bird City, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.750829, -101.532944. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bird City and Cheyenne County.

Detailed location data for Bird City includes the ZIP code (67731), telephone area code (785), county seat of Cheyenne County (St. Francis), and school district assignment (Cheylin Unified School District 103). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bird City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.