Greenleaf Kansas Map

About Greenleaf, Kansas

Greenleaf is a locality in Washington County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 350. The population density is 299.0 people per km². Greenleaf is located at 39.7283°N, 96.9761°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenleaf is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66943.

Greenleaf exists as a quiet confluence of prairie winds and the vast, unyielding horizon of the Kansas plains. It lies 43.4 miles north-northwest of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 330°T), and is situated 19.1 miles west-southwest of Marysville. The landscape surrounding Greenleaf is defined by the persistent, rhythmic swaying of tallgrass and the sudden, verdant interruption of cottonwoods that trace the path of Beaver Creek, which flows only a mile from the center of the grid. During the hour of dusk, the light here thins into a pale, bruised violet, casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Indian Mound. The earth is heavy and dark, a foundation of fertile soil that holds the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped beneath the flat edge of the world.

Greenleaf carries the weight of a history rooted in the iron rails and the seasonal pulse of harvest, where the economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land. Grain elevators rise like monoliths above the streets, serving as the primary architecture of a local industry that has defined the character of the inhabitants for generations. Beyond the town, the Washington State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a solitary expanse for those who seek the stillness of the tallgrass, while the more distant Idlewild Lake provides a quiet reprieve from the relentless dry air of the mid-summer months. Life in Greenleaf moves with the measured cadence of the seasons, a place where the wind acts as a constant, invisible companion to those who walk the open, sun-bleached roads.

About This Greenleaf Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenleaf, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.728336, -96.976134. 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 Greenleaf includes the ZIP code (66943), telephone area code (913), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108).

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.