Larned Kansas Map

About Larned, Kansas

Larned is a locality in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,769. The population density is 603.8 people per km². Larned is located at 38.1806°N, 99.0987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Larned is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67550.

Larned occupies a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth, stretching out in a shimmering, wheat-colored haze that defines the high plains. It lies 22.1 miles southwest of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 235°T), and is situated 29.1 miles southwest of Hoisington. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the subtle rise of Jenkins Hill three miles away or the quiet, rhythmic passage of the Pawnee River as it meanders just a mile from the center of activity. Within the immediate perimeter, Schnack-Lowery Park provides a green anchor for the landscape, its trees offering a respite from the unrelenting push of the wind that characterizes the day. Even when the sun retreats, the light lingers on the tall grasses, casting long, bruised shadows that emphasize the flat, enduring geometry of the terrain.

Larned serves as a quiet witness to the agricultural persistence of the region, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the patient labor of the fields. The architecture holds a sense of purpose, anchored by the sturdy presence of the county-seat limestone courthouse, which keeps time in a way that feels indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world. Life here is measured by the seasonal shift of crops and the steady, hum-drum industry of those who have made a home on this inland stage, twelve miles from the stillness of James Lake. It is a place where the history of the frontier is not merely a memory but a current, quiet reality, felt in the way the wind moves through the cottonwoods and the way the people of Larned continue to organize their days around the needs of the land.

About This Larned Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Larned, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.180569, -99.098713. 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 Larned includes the ZIP code (67550), telephone area code (785), county seat of Pawnee County (Larned), and school district assignment (Fort Larned Unified School District 495).

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.