Longton Kansas Map

About Longton, Kansas

Longton is a locality in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 288. The population density is 94.6 people per km². Longton is located at 37.3778°N, 96.0808°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Longton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67352.

Longton holds its place upon the high, open plains where the wind shapes the tallgrass into restless, shimmering waves that stretch toward a distant, hazy horizon. It lies 51.2 miles east of Winfield, KS (from Winfield, KS: bearing 79°T), and is situated 34.7 miles northwest of Coffeyville. The Hitchen Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the gnarled, silvered trunks of cottonwoods that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon. To the west, the Chautauqua Hills rise as a darkened silhouette against the bruised violet of the evening sky, a reminder of the rugged, ancient geology that defines this stretch of Kansas. The air here possesses a singular, dry clarity, carrying the scent of parched soil and the faint, sweet musk of wild prairie hay, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels both permanent and watchful.

Longton emerged from the expansion of the rails, its character forged by the steady, demanding cycles of agrarian life and the resilience required to endure the unforgiving shifts of the plains climate. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the surrounding pastures, reflecting a history of quiet labor that persists in the weathered facades of the remaining storefronts. Residents often look toward the quiet solitude of the Duck Creek Wildlife Area for respite, or traverse the miles to the still waters of Polk Daniels Lake when the heat of midsummer settles over the prairie. Life in Longton moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has learned to measure time by the turning of the seasons, maintaining a stoic, unadorned dignity that ignores the frantic acceleration of the world beyond its borders.

About This Longton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Longton, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.377824, -96.080822. 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 Longton includes the ZIP code (67352), telephone area code (785), county seat of Elk County (Howard), and school district assignment (Elk Valley Unified School District 283).

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.