Gypsum Kansas Map

About Gypsum, Kansas

Gypsum is a locality in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 412.9 people per km². Gypsum is located at 38.7056°N, 97.4281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gypsum is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67448.

Gypsum occupies a wide expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches flat and unrelenting under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 13.6 miles southeast of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 133°T), and is situated 18.6 miles southwest of Abilene. Spring Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the local terrain, its banks lined with the occasional cottonwood that catches the late afternoon light and turns a pale, translucent gold. Fifteen miles to the west, the subtle rise of the Smoky Hills breaks the monotony of the skyline, standing as a quiet, violet-hued reminder of the distance between here and the rugged terrain beyond. The air often carries the scent of dry grass and turned soil, a sensory weight that settles over the fields when the wind dies down to a soft, persistent hum.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Gypsum, with grain elevators rising like monoliths above the grid of streets, marking the intersection of land use and local survival. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a rhythm that has persisted since the early days of settlement when the railroad first brought the promise of expansion to these plains. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the bustle of the Salina Soccer Complex ten miles away or the quiet, stagnant surface of Gas Lake. People in Gypsum navigate their days with a pragmatic resilience, their lives shaped by the same elements that dictate the health of the surrounding crops and the shifting colors of the prairie grass.

About This Gypsum Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gypsum, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.705559, -97.428086. 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 Gypsum includes the ZIP code (67448), telephone area code (785), county seat of Saline County (Salina), and school district assignment (Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306).

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.