Hill City Kansas Map

About Hill City, Kansas

Hill City is a locality in Graham County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,511. The population density is 352.8 people per km². Hill City is located at 39.3647°N, 99.8421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67642.

Hill City is a place where the sky feels like a vast, pale blue canvas, stretching endlessly over land that rolls with a quiet, determined grace. It lies 100.6 miles south-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 204°T), and is situated 23.6 miles north of WaKeeney. The horizon here is a clean, sharp line, unbroken by the clutter of dense woods or towering mountains, allowing the wind to sweep unimpeded across the fields. Sunlight, when it catches the dry grasses, can turn the landscape into a shimmering sea of gold, a fleeting beauty that speaks of resilience. The air itself often carries the clean, earthy scent of cultivated soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that bloom stubbornly in the ditches and along the roadsides, a testament to the enduring spirit of this prairie country. The story of Hill City is written in the furrows of its wheat fields and the sturdy architecture of its buildings. This is a community built on the back of agriculture, a legacy stretching back to the homesteaders who tamed this land, their hopes and hard work still echoing in the quiet hum of the grain elevators. The local economy still largely revolves around the bounty of the earth, with the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. You can see it in the steady stream of pickup trucks heading out to the fields, or the hushed conversations at the local diner as neighbors share news and the weather. There’s a straightforwardness to Hill City, a lack of pretense that comes from generations of people who understand the value of honest labor and the simple, profound beauty of an open sky.

About This Hill City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hill City, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.364728, -99.842065. 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 Hill City and Graham County.

Detailed location data for Hill City includes the ZIP code (67642), telephone area code (785), county seat of Graham County (Hill City), and school district assignment (Graham County Unified School District 281). 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 Hill City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.