Parkerfield Kansas Map

About Parkerfield, Kansas

Parkerfield is a locality in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 406. The population density is 171.7 people per km². Parkerfield is located at 37.0750°N, 96.9992°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Parkerfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67005.

Parkerfield occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the vast, shifting sky. It lies 2.3 miles east-northeast of Arkansas City, KS (from Arkansas City, KS: bearing 67°T), and is situated 11.4 miles south of Winfield. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, bleaching the tallgrass to a soft, flaxen hue and casting long, deliberate shadows across the open fields. Only a mile away, the Walnut River cuts a slow, deliberate path through the earth, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that thrive in the damp soil. To the west, the land begins a subtle, rhythmic transition toward the rugged character of the Flint Hills, while the deeper earth of Baugh Canyon lies further out, a reminder of the ancient forces that shaped this terrain. The air carries the scent of dry earth and turning seasons, a steady atmosphere that defines the physical presence of Parkerfield.

Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, with the collective labor of the harvest dictating the seasonal cadence of life. Families who have worked these plots for generations still navigate the same soil, their daily routines calibrated to the demands of the wheat cycle and the unpredictable temperament of the wind. Just a short distance away, the Prairie Passage Recreation Area offers a conserved glimpse of the native landscape, preserved for those who seek the quiet persistence of the prairie. While the bustling commerce of larger hubs feels distant, the inhabitants find a singular grace in the isolation, watching the light soften over the plains as the day recedes. Even with Kaw Lake situated twelve miles off, the life of the region remains tethered to the slow, terrestrial rhythms of the land, where history is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, quiet endurance of the fence lines and the open, uncrowded road.

About This Parkerfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parkerfield, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.075029, -96.999204. 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 Parkerfield includes the ZIP code (67005), telephone area code (785), county seat of Cowley County (Winfield), and school district assignment (Arkansas City Unified School District 470).

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.