Overbrook Kansas Map

About Overbrook, Kansas

Overbrook is a locality in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,005. The population density is 713.3 people per km². Overbrook is located at 38.7806°N, 95.5572°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Overbrook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66524.

Overbrook occupies a wide, quiet stretch of the Kansas prairie where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in a seamless, unbroken line. It lies 19.3 miles northwest of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 306°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south-southeast of Topeka. The land here is defined by the persistent, restless movement of the wind, which combs through the tallgrass and turns the leaves of the cottonwoods lining the banks of Elk Creek. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Sand Hills marks the edge of the world, while the stillness of Strowbridge Reservoir offers a cool, reflective contrast to the sun-baked soil. The light at dusk here is a heavy, bruised violet that seems to linger on the fence posts, highlighting the raw, honest texture of the plains.

Agriculture provides the steady, seasonal heartbeat of Overbrook, anchoring the lives of those who work the dark, fertile dirt that has sustained generations. History lingers in the plain, utilitarian architecture of the buildings, which reflect a time when the railroad and the harvest dictated the pace of every day. Residents often find their way toward the Pomona Recreation Area when the heat of the afternoon demands the shade of the trees or the open space of the water. Life in Overbrook moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the quiet labor of the fields and the social rhythm of the local streets create a sense of permanence that outlasts the shifting seasons.

About This Overbrook Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Overbrook, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.780561, -95.557203. 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 Overbrook includes the ZIP code (66524), telephone area code (913), county seat of Osage County (Lyndon), and school district assignment (Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434).

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.