Explore Lake City, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Lake City |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Barber County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.353356 |
| Longitude | -98.820928 |
| Population | 47 |
| Density | 7.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 67071 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Medicine Lodge |
| School District | Barber County North Unified School District 254 |
Lake City emerges from the expansive horizon of the plains where the earth stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the ground beneath it. It lies 69.0 miles southwest of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 225°T), and is situated 20.6 miles south-southwest of Pratt. The path of Sand Creek carves a shallow, meandering artery through the terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, silvered trunks of cottonwoods that catch the low, golden light of late afternoon. Nine miles to the west, the silhouettes of Twin Peaks rise as faint, jagged ink marks against the pale blue, providing the only vertical disruption to a landscape defined by the quiet endurance of prairie grasses. The air here holds a singular clarity, carrying the scent of dry earth and the persistent, restless movement of wind that shapes the character of the day.
Lake City remains anchored to the rhythms of an agricultural economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the streets and the quiet labor of the residents. Deeply connected to the legacy of the high plains, the local identity is tempered by the memory of seasons when the dust once moved like a tide across the fields. Beyond the immediate grid, the Barber State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a necessary expanse of quiet, serving as a preserve for the stillness that defines this corner of the interior. Life in Lake City moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history of resilience built upon the stubborn fertility of the soil and the vast, unobstructed reach of the Kansas sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake City, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.353356, -98.820928. 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 Lake City includes the ZIP code (67071), telephone area code (785), county seat of Barber County (Medicine Lodge), and school district assignment (Barber County North Unified School District 254).
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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |