Oneida Kansas Map

About Oneida, Kansas

Oneida is a locality in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 102.4 people per km². Oneida is located at 39.8639°N, 95.9392°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oneida is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 66522, 66538.

Oneida occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an unrelenting sky. It lies 48.2 miles west-northwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 296°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-southwest of Sabetha. The earth here is a deep, worked loam that yields to the persistent push of the wind, which carries the scent of dry grass and turned soil across the open fields. Three miles away, the banks of Craig Creek provide a narrow ribbon of shade where cottonwoods lean against the current, their leaves turning a metallic silver in the late afternoon sun. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the silhouette of Albany Hill rises nine miles to the west, a solitary interruption in the otherwise level geometry of the landscape. During the height of summer, the light turns a bruised, heavy gold at dusk, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the buildings of Oneida firmly into the prairie floor.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Oneida, as the rhythm of the planting and harvest seasons dictates the ebb and flow of daily life. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding farms, a legacy of labor that has persisted since the early settlement of these high, fertile plains. Residents find a quiet respite at the Nemaha Wildlife Area eight miles distant, or occasionally visit Sabetha City Lake to watch the water catch the color of the evening clouds. While the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate character, the local history is marked by the resilience required to thrive in a region where the weather is a constant, vocal neighbor. The grain elevators remain the tallest sentinels of the skyline, standing as functional monuments to a trade that continues to sustain the people who call Oneida their own.

About This Oneida Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oneida, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.863888, -95.939162. 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 Oneida includes the ZIP code (66522, 66538), telephone area code (913), county seat of Nemaha County (Seneca), and school district assignment (Nemaha Unified School District 115).

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.