Manchester Kansas Map

About Manchester, Kansas

Manchester is a locality in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 113.4 people per km². Manchester is located at 39.0947°N, 97.3247°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manchester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67410.

Manchester occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide, inviting the sky to claim an immense portion of the view. It lies 23.4 miles northeast of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 41°T), and is situated 13.6 miles north-northwest of Abilene. Mud Creek cuts a thin, winding path through the soil nearby, its banks lined with the occasional stand of cottonwoods that shiver in the persistent prairie wind. The land here possesses a stark, unadorned honesty, defined by the seasonal shift from the pale, brittle gold of winter wheat to the deep, resilient green of summer forage. On clear days, the silhouette of Potato Hill rises faintly against the distant skyline, a solitary landmark that punctuates the vast, uninterrupted flatness of the surrounding terrain.

Manchester maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture and the slow, deliberate pace of rural life that has persisted for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, reflecting a history shaped by the endurance of those who first broke the sod of these high plains. While the pace of modern life accelerates elsewhere, the residents here look toward the quiet recreation found at Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area or the still waters of State Lake for a respite from the labor of the seasons. There is a particular clarity to the light as it fades over the fields at dusk, casting long, lean shadows across the earth and emphasizing the solitary, grounded presence of Manchester in the heart of the state.

About This Manchester Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manchester, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.094719, -97.324746. 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 Manchester includes the ZIP code (67410), telephone area code (785), county seat of Dickinson County (Abilene), and school district assignment (Chapman Unified School District 473).

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.