New Strawn Kansas Map

About New Strawn, Kansas

New Strawn is a locality in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 414. The population density is 201.6 people per km². New Strawn is located at 38.2625°N, 95.7419°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Strawn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66839.

New Strawn maintains a quiet vigil over the expansive, sun-bleached plains of Kansas, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 25.8 miles east-southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 112°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Burlington. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the prairie, where the light at dusk turns the tallgrass into a sea of muted bronze, shivering under the constant, restless breath of the wind. A mile away, the expansive waters of John Redmond Reservoir catch the heavy Kansas sky, reflecting a clarity that renders the land’s edges soft and indistinct. To the west, the winding path of Wolf Creek cuts through the earth, lined by the silver-gray skeletons of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the slow, subterranean shift of the soil. On the far, hazy edge of the world, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Sand Hills marks the boundary of the visible earth, a reminder of the vast, ancient geography that holds this place in its grip.

New Strawn carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of the plains, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage. The daily pulse of life here is calibrated by the seasonal labor of the fields and the maintenance of local infrastructure, keeping the residents tethered to the land’s demanding cycles. The John Redmond Reservoir serves as more than just a site for recreation; it acts as a vital anchor for the area, drawing those who seek the stillness of the water against the backdrop of an unforgiving, beautiful climate. There is a distinct, understated resilience in the way the local life unfolds, a quiet insistence on continuity that persists despite the memory of historical droughts and the persistent, scouring wind. Here, the architecture of the town is functional and spare, reflecting a culture that favors endurance over ornamentation and finds a grounded, solitary peace in the wide, open spaces of the heartland.

About This New Strawn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Strawn, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.26252, -95.741931. 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 New Strawn includes the ZIP code (66839), telephone area code (913), county seat of Coffey County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Burlington Unified School District 244).

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.