Lebo Kansas Map

About Lebo, Kansas

Lebo is a locality in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 885. The population density is 357.1 people per km². Lebo is located at 38.4167°N, 95.8530°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lebo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66856.

Lebo anchors itself to the expansive Kansas prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the setting sun in a single gulp of bruised purple light. It lies 17.8 miles east of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 87°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south of Osage City. The landscape around Lebo consists of vast, open agricultural fields that ripple like a slow-moving tide under the relentless pressure of the regional winds. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Sand Hills creates a jagged, faint line against the sky, while the immediate terrain is marked by the quiet, winding path of Lebo Creek. The air here holds a crisp, dry quality, carrying the scent of turning soil and the faint, sweet decay of prairie grasses that persist despite the encroaching reach of modern cultivation.

Development in Lebo remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the sturdy, pragmatic economy of the surrounding plains. The local character is defined by a deep-seated industriousness, with the nearby Melvern Recreation Area providing a necessary expanse of public space for those who seek the quietude of the tallgrass. Residents often find their way toward the waters of Melvern Lake when the summer heat presses down on the wheat fields, turning the surface of the reservoir into a shimmering mirror for the clouds. Life in Lebo moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history built on rail and field, where the pride of the inhabitants is measured not in grand gestures, but in the enduring maintenance of their homes and the steady, honest work of the harvest.

About This Lebo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lebo, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.416682, -95.853044. 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 Lebo includes the ZIP code (66856), telephone area code (913), county seat of Coffey County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243).

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.