Meriden Kansas Map

About Meriden, Kansas

Meriden is a locality in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 744. The population density is 380.0 people per km². Meriden is located at 39.1889°N, 95.5697°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Meriden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66512.

Meriden occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless, invisible weight of the wind moving through tallgrass. It lies 11.3 miles north-northeast of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 31°T), and is situated 23.4 miles northwest of Lawrence. The land here holds the stillness of the interior, characterized by open fields that surrender to the sky in a long, unbroken arc. Only a mile away, the quiet flow of Rock Creek carves a thin, shaded path through the soil, its banks lined with cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening for a change in the season. Just three miles to the east, the broad, reflective surface of Perry Lake catches the late afternoon light, turning a deep, metallic gray as the sun drops behind the distant, shadowed silhouette of Coon Point. The air often carries the scent of turned earth and dry stalks, a sensory reminder of the vast, agricultural rhythm that governs the hours of the day.

History in Meriden remains tied to the endurance of the soil and the legacy of early rail lines that once anchored the settlement to the regional trade of grain and livestock. The local economy persists in a measured, deliberate fashion, drawing strength from the surrounding farmland and the steady, seasonal influx of visitors heading toward the Perry Recreation Area. Life here moves without pretense, shaped by the practical necessities of maintenance and the quiet persistence of people who choose to build their lives amidst the flat, expansive plains. Even now, the structure of the day is marked by the shifting quality of light across the fields and the occasional rumble of traffic passing through, a small, recurring pulse in a landscape that otherwise favors the slow, steady passage of time.

About This Meriden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meriden, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.188887, -95.5697. 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 Meriden includes the ZIP code (66512), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jefferson County (Oskaloosa), and school district assignment (Jefferson West Unified School District 340).

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.