Mahaska Kansas Map

About Mahaska, Kansas

Mahaska is a locality in Washington County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 108.2 people per km². Mahaska is located at 39.9875°N, 97.3542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66955.

Mahaska lies under a wide Kansas sky, a place where the land breathes in long, slow exhales of prairie. It lies 66.8 miles south-south-west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 213°T), and is situated 13.8 miles south-west of Fairbury. Rolling swells of tawny grass, stitched with the brighter green of summer crops, stretch to horizons that seem to go on forever. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, carries a scent of sun-baked earth and wild blossoms, a fragrance as potent and fleeting as a memory. Small farmsteads, dots of white and red against the verdant expanse, punctuate the landscape, each a solitary sentinel guarding its patch of fertile soil. The very shape of the land, a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall, suggests a quiet resilience, a character shaped by wind and sun, by the patient turning of seasons. This corner of Washington County, Mahaska, carries the quiet hum of an agricultural heart. Its history is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers, coaxing wheat, corn, and soybeans from its depths. The local economy, like the land itself, is fundamentally tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm understood by every resident. While no grand monuments mark its founding, the enduring presence of the family farm and the small, close-knit community speaks volumes of its heritage. The simple, unadorned clapboard buildings of Mahaska’s few businesses reflect a practicality born of necessity, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by sunlight and the needs of the earth, a place that feels as enduring as the prairie itself.

About This Mahaska Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mahaska, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.987505, -97.354205. 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 Mahaska and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Mahaska includes the ZIP code (66955), telephone area code (913), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108). 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 Mahaska is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.