Burdett Kansas Map

About Burdett, Kansas

Burdett is a locality in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 228. The population density is 338.6 people per km². Burdett is located at 38.1920°N, 99.5268°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Burdett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67523.

Burdett emerges from the expansive, level plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 40.4 miles northeast of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 41°T), and is situated 23.3 miles west of Larned. The Pawnee River carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the silt and soil, its course marked by the persistent, silver-leafed presence of cottonwoods that lean against the prevailing western winds. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain stretches out in a vast, muted palette of ochre and wheat-gold, broken only by the occasional fence line or the distant, hazy silhouette of Jenkins Hill rising like a soft bruise against the horizon. The light here possesses a peculiar, crystalline quality, especially as the sun dips low, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields until they lose themselves in the deepening violet of the prairie dusk.

Burdett maintains a quiet, enduring connection to the soil that has sustained generations of grain farmers and livestock producers. The local economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of harvest and growth, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life in a way that feels both ancient and immediate. While the Hodgeman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a solitary reprieve nineteen miles away, the daily experience in Burdett is defined by the stark, honest architecture of grain elevators that serve as the landmarks of the horizon. The memory of the Dust Bowl lingers in the collective consciousness, manifesting in a profound respect for the volatility of the weather and the stubborn resilience of those who have made this land their enduring province.

About This Burdett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burdett, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.19196, -99.526784. 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 Burdett includes the ZIP code (67523), telephone area code (785), county seat of Pawnee County (Larned), and school district assignment (Pawnee Heights Unified School District 496).

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.