Louisville Kansas Map

About Louisville, Kansas

Louisville is a locality in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 134.6 people per km². Louisville is located at 39.2503°N, 96.3147°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66547.

Louisville rests in the gentle embrace of Kansas's Flint Hills, a place where the land rolls with a quiet dignity. It lies 14.5 miles east-north-east of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 71°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north of Wamego. The sky here feels vast, an expansive canvas that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the fiery oranges and purples of dusk, casting long shadows across the fields of wheat and corn that define the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, earthy scent of summer soil, mingled with the fainter, sweeter perfume of wildflowers that dot the roadside ditches. Streets are wide, lined with modest homes and older businesses, their facades bearing the patina of years, suggesting a settled, unhurried existence. The local post office, a sturdy brick building, stands as a quiet anchor, a place where the day's news is exchanged alongside the mail, a small but significant hub in the life of Louisville. The history of Louisville is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Pottawatomie County, a legacy still very much alive in the surrounding landscape. For generations, these fertile lands have yielded crops, with farming forming the backbone of the local economy. While the days of booming industries may have passed, a resilient spirit endures, seen in the independent businesses that continue to serve the community and the families who have called Louisville home for decades. The town’s character is one of quiet persistence, a reflection of the land itself and the people who have worked it. There's a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is built upon the steady foundation of the past, each weathered barn and well-tended garden telling its own silent story.

About This Louisville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Louisville, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.250274, -96.31472. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Louisville and Pottawatomie County.

Detailed location data for Louisville includes the ZIP code (66547), telephone area code (913), county seat of Pottawatomie County (Westmoreland), and school district assignment (Wamego Unified School District 320). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Louisville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.