Effingham Kansas Map

About Effingham, Kansas

Effingham is a locality in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 786. The population density is 401.6 people per km². Effingham is located at 39.5222°N, 95.4008°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66023.

Effingham rests in a landscape where the earth gently rolls, a subtle undulation that speaks of ancient seas now long receded. It lies 29.4 miles west-north-west of Leavenworth, KS (from Leavenworth, KS: bearing 300°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of Nortonville. Here, the sky feels vast, a boundless canvas stretching from horizon to horizon, often painted with the bruised purples and molten golds of an impending sunset. The air, especially in the hush of early morning or the quiet of late afternoon, carries the clean scent of freshly turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn. Scattered farmsteads, their white silos like sentinels against the verdant fields, punctuate the sweep of grassland and cultivated acres, each a small world unto itself. The story of Effingham is one of agricultural tenacity, a legacy forged from the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. It’s a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, where the bounty of wheat and soybeans forms the bedrock of the local economy. While the railroad once brought vital connections, its diminished hum now underscores the quiet persistence of a community built on the land’s enduring generosity. The collective memory here is less about grand monuments and more about the quiet triumphs of harvest and the shared resilience that defines life in this corner of the prairie.

About This Effingham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Effingham, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.522221, -95.400808. 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 Effingham and Atchison County.

Detailed location data for Effingham includes the ZIP code (66023), telephone area code (913), county seat of Atchison County (Atchison), and school district assignment (Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377). 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 Effingham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.