Ellinwood Kansas Map

About Ellinwood, Kansas

Ellinwood is a locality in Barton County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,011. The population density is 587.8 people per km². Ellinwood is located at 38.3556°N, 98.5809°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellinwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67526.

Ellinwood occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Great Plains where the horizon stretches into a thin, vibrating line of heat and wheat. It lies 10.0 miles east of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 93°T), and is situated 15.5 miles southeast of Hoisington. The Arkansas River traces a shallow, sandy path just a mile away, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of cottonwoods that lean against the persistent, scouring wind. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains stubbornly flat, a muted palette of amber and dust-gray that catches the sharp, golden light of late afternoon. Six miles to the north, the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area provides a sprawling, marshy sanctuary for migrating birds, its wetlands offering a cool, reflective counterpoint to the dry, endless shimmer of the surrounding farmland.

Ellinwood emerged from the expansion of the railroad, and the subterranean tunnels beneath its downtown district remain a curious, shadowy remnant of its early days, once serving as a hidden commerce hub for merchants and travelers. Agriculture anchors the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvesting of grain that fills the silos standing like sentinels against the sky. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the gravity of the soil and the unpredictability of the weather. While Barton Lake waits thirteen miles away for those seeking a quiet afternoon by the water, the true character of Ellinwood is found in the stillness of the main street, where the limestone facades of older buildings seem to hold the quiet memory of a century’s worth of prairie storms and harvest moons.

About This Ellinwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ellinwood, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.355568, -98.580911. 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 Ellinwood includes the ZIP code (67526), telephone area code (785), county seat of Barton County (Great Bend), and school district assignment (Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355).

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.