Lebanon Kansas Map

About Lebanon, Kansas

Lebanon is a locality in Smith County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 178. The population density is 213.4 people per km². Lebanon is located at 39.8097°N, 98.5556°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lebanon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66952.

Lebanon occupies a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 76.4 miles north-northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 32°T), and is situated 34.2 miles northwest of Beloit. The landscape unfolds as a series of subtle, rhythmic rises and dips, a topography defined by the persistent architecture of the prairie and the quiet persistence of the wind. Near the edges of the fields, the thin, silver ribbon of Spring Creek cuts through the soil, providing a modest anchor for the cottonwoods that lean against the heavy, golden light of late afternoon. Further out, the horizon remains uncluttered, save for the distant, faint silhouette of The Island, which rises from the plains like a quiet observation of the land’s ancient, geological stillness.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Lebanon, sustaining a culture that values the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The economic life here is tied to the soil and the resilience of those who tend it, a legacy that survives in the austere, functional beauty of the local buildings and the quiet pride of the residents. Beyond the immediate fields, the regional landscape offers spaces for reflection at Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area, where the flora and fauna exist in a delicate, unhurried balance. Life in Lebanon moves with the gravity of a pendulum, steady and unadorned, finding its particular grace in the simple, honest clarity of a place that understands exactly what it is.

About This Lebanon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lebanon, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.809734, -98.55562. 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 Lebanon includes the ZIP code (66952), telephone area code (913), county seat of Smith County (Smith Center), and school district assignment (Smith Center Unified School District 237).

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.