Bunker Hill Kansas Map

About Bunker Hill, Kansas

Bunker Hill is a locality in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 108. The population density is 30.4 people per km². Bunker Hill is located at 38.8758°N, 98.7040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67626.

Bunker Hill rises from the Kansas prairie as a low, verdant swell, its gentle slopes patterned with the golden blush of ripening wheat and the deeper green of summer corn. It lies 58.8 miles west of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 273°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Russell. The sky here is an endless canvas, vast and impossibly blue, often painted with the slow drift of cumulus clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the undulating land. A scattering of cottonwood trees, their leaves a bright, almost luminous green against the earth, punctuate the horizon, offering the only significant vertical relief in this broad, sun-drenched expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the faintest whisper of distant wildflowers, a testament to the raw, unadorned beauty of the Great Plains. The history of Bunker Hill is written in the enduring spirit of its farming families, who have coaxed sustenance from this land for generations, their lives intrinsically tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. Originally settled by German immigrants drawn to the fertile soil, the community’s economy remains rooted in agriculture, a steady, dependable pulse beat beneath the surface of everyday life. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the sky, stand as silent monuments to this enduring legacy, their concrete silos holding the wealth of the earth. In the quiet of twilight, the low hum of tractors working late fields can sometimes be heard, a familiar soundtrack to the enduring character of Bunker Hill, a place where hard work and the open sky are inextricably linked.

About This Bunker Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bunker Hill, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.875844, -98.703966. 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 Bunker Hill and Russell County.

Detailed location data for Bunker Hill includes the ZIP code (67626), telephone area code (785), county seat of Russell County (Russell), and school district assignment (Russell County Unified School District 407). 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 Bunker Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.