Palmer Kansas Map

About Palmer, Kansas

Palmer is a locality in Washington County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 156.2 people per km². Palmer is located at 39.6319°N, 97.1403°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Palmer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66962.

Palmer stretches across the high, flat expanse of the Kansas plains, where the horizon pulls the sky taut over fields of wheat and dormant soil. It lies 43.4 miles northwest of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 316°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north of Clay Center. Peats Creek carves a shallow, winding path through the landscape, its banks lined with the gnarled, silvered trunks of cottonwoods that shiver in the constant, restless movement of the air. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the dry grasses to a pale, brittle gold before the shadows lengthen into a deep, bruised violet. Far to the south, the distant silhouette of Twin Mounds interrupts the otherwise level line of the earth, providing a solitary anchor for the eye in a world dominated by the vast, open theater of the sky.

Palmer serves as a quiet node in an agricultural network, its economy deeply rooted in the heavy, dark grain harvested from the surrounding acreage. The rhythm of daily life follows the slow, seasonal pulse of planting and reaping, a tradition that has persisted since the rail lines first brought settlement to these prairies. While the quiet of the fields dominates, the proximity of Reed Park offers a preserve of stillness for those seeking a respite from the machinery of the harvest. Whether the wind is whipping across the stubble or the air hangs heavy and humid in the heat of July, Palmer keeps a steady, unadorned pace, reflecting a history written in the endurance of those who have long tended this stubborn, productive dirt.

About This Palmer Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Palmer, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.631945, -97.140304. 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 Palmer includes the ZIP code (66962), telephone area code (913), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Barnes Unified School District 223).

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.