Newbury Kansas Map

About Newbury, Kansas

Newbury is a locality in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 33.5 people per km². Newbury is located at 39.0847°N, 96.1753°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66526.

Newbury occupies a stretch of high, wind-brushed prairie where the horizon seems to pull the sky down until it touches the earth in a blur of pale gold and muted green. It lies 22.3 miles east-southeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 108°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of St. Marys. Marys. Mulberry Creek carves a narrow, erratic path through the soil nearby, its banks lined with the gnarled, silvered trunks of cottonwoods that catch the low light of dusk like flickering candles. A mile away, the Bolton Wildlife Area provides a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds, its grasses rippling in waves under the constant, restless pressure of the Kansas wind. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Grant Ridge marks the limit of the visible world, a distant reminder of the rugged geology that shapes the vast, open space surrounding Newbury.

Newbury emerged from the stubborn ambitions of early settlers who sought to tame the unforgiving plains, leaving behind a legacy of limestone foundations and a cautious, practical approach to life. The local economy persists as a quiet mosaic of agriculture and trade, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of commerce and the heavy scent of drying grain fills the air during the harvest. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet still marked by the occasional traveler passing through from the distant, cooler depths of Clapboard Canyon. Residents maintain a steady, quiet pride in the persistence of their fields, finding a singular beauty in the way the morning sun illuminates the stark, honest geometry of the land.

About This Newbury Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newbury, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.084721, -96.175272. 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 Newbury includes the ZIP code (66526), telephone area code (913), county seat of Wabaunsee County (Alma), and school district assignment (Wabaunsee Unified School District 329).

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.