Bluff City Kansas Map

About Bluff City, Kansas

Bluff City is a locality in Harper County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 28.2 people per km². Bluff City is located at 37.0764°N, 97.8751°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67018.

Bluff City lies where the Kansas prairie begins its slow, patient tilt toward the horizon. It lies 46.5 miles south-west of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 226°T), and is situated 10.1 miles east-south-east of Anthony. The land here is a vast, unbroken canvas of tawny grasses that ripple like a sun-baked sea, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods that offer a scant, wind-bent shade. The air itself seems to hum with a quiet energy, dry and carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening wheat and the dust of an unpaved road. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of farmsteads and fence lines, imbuing the wide-open spaces with a profound sense of stillness. The history of Bluff City is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers. It was an economy built on the sweat of hands and the generosity of the earth, where wheat and sorghum became the golden currency that flowed through the community. Though the farms are still the heart of Bluff City, the landscape whispers of earlier days, of the slow, determined push of pioneers and the quiet resilience required to tame this sweeping expanse. There's a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that the land remembers the footsteps of those who came before, their hopes and their labor forever intertwined with the very character of Bluff City.

About This Bluff City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bluff City, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.076412, -97.875057. 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 Bluff City and Harper County.

Detailed location data for Bluff City includes the ZIP code (67018), telephone area code (785), county seat of Harper County (Anthony), and school district assignment (Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361). 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 Bluff City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.