Labette Kansas Map

About Labette, Kansas

Labette is a locality in Labette County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 86.2 people per km². Labette is located at 37.2306°N, 95.1836°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Labette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67356.

Labette occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and pale against an immense, unyielding sky. It lies 29.1 miles west-southwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southeast of Parsons. The landscape here is defined by the steady, low rise of the terrain, punctuated to the west by the modest silhouette of Timber Hill. Only a mile away, Labette Creek cuts a wandering, wooded path through the soil, its cottonwoods marking the low ground with a stubborn green that contrasts against the surrounding fields. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, turning the dry grasses to the color of tarnished brass and casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the land firmly to the earth.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of Labette, driving the rhythms of work and the seasonal shifts in the color of the fields. The land bears the quiet scars of former industrial ambition, particularly toward the Mined Land Wildlife Area, where the earth has been reclaimed by nature into a mosaic of ponds and scrub brush. While the proximity of Lake Parsons provides a rare concentration of water in this dry interior, the identity of Labette is tied more closely to the persistence of its residents and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. Life here moves with the wind, which carries the scent of turned earth and distant rain, grounding the daily experience in a geography that demands patience and rewards those who watch the changing clouds.

About This Labette Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Labette, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.23062, -95.183579. 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 Labette includes the ZIP code (67356), telephone area code (785), county seat of Labette County (Oswego), and school district assignment (Labette County Unified School District 506).

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.