Olpe Kansas Map

About Olpe, Kansas

Olpe is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 519. The population density is 285.5 people per km². Olpe is located at 38.2625°N, 96.1669°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Olpe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66865.

Olpe emerges from the expanse of the Flint Hills as a distinct point of clarity where the tallgrass prairie stretches toward a horizon defined by the persistent, sweeping movement of the wind. It lies 9.8 miles south of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 175°T), and is situated 31.6 miles southwest of Osage City. Eagle Creek carves a shallow, vital path through the limestone-rich earth near the town, its banks lined with cottonwoods that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon. To the west, the surface of Olpe City Lake mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked sky, providing a quiet basin that anchors the surrounding agricultural landscape. The air here carries the dry, earthen scent of cured prairie grass and the subtle, sharp iron tang of the soil, a landscape that feels vast and unyielding under the weight of an immense, open vault of blue.

Olpe maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted deeply in the cycles of the regional cattle industry and the seasonal rhythms of the plains. History here is marked by the enduring resilience of those who settled the tallgrass, creating a place where the architecture of modest, durable homes reflects a preference for function over artifice. While the distant silhouette of Texaco Hill marks the far edge of the traveler's view, the local focus remains on the immediate work of the fields and the neighborly connections formed at the local school. Those seeking a broader connection to the regional terrain often venture toward Soden Park, yet the character of Olpe remains firmly tied to the interplay of riverbank, pasture, and the quiet, unending pulse of the prairie.

About This Olpe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Olpe, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.262517, -96.16694. 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 Olpe includes the ZIP code (66865), telephone area code (913), county seat of Lyon County (Emporia), and school district assignment (Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252).

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.