Piedmont Kansas Map

About Piedmont, Kansas

Piedmont is a locality in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 52. The population density is 5.4 people per km². Piedmont is located at 37.6153°N, 96.3793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67122.

Piedmont occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains, where the South Branch Otter Creek traces a narrow, serpentine path through the tallgrass and weathered limestone outcrops. It lies 30.3 miles east-southeast of El Dorado, KS (from El Dorado, KS: bearing 116°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south-southwest of Eureka. The horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, defined by the relentless movement of the wind that combs through the prairie grasses and stirs the cottonwoods lining the water’s edge. While the distant Flint Hills rise as a faint, hazy blue silhouette against the western sky, the immediate landscape remains one of open, sun-bleached earth and deep, enduring stillness. The quality of light here is particularly stark, casting long, sharp shadows at dusk that give the ground a textured, almost sculptural depth before the stars claim the vast, unpolluted sky.

Piedmont grew from the ambitions of settlers who recognized the promise of this fertile corridor, anchoring an economy that has long been tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the stubborn resilience of the soil. Life in Piedmont maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the bustle of the larger world and closer to the quiet industry of the fields and the seasonal cycles of the harvest. Though the community is modest in scale, it retains a distinct character shaped by the legacy of those who first broke the sod and the modern residents who continue to work the land. For those seeking a respite in the wider region, the proximity to the Severy Municipal Reservoir or the recreational paths of Riverside Park offers a brief departure from the daily quietude, yet the essence of the locality remains firmly rooted in the simple, honest expanse of the prairie.

About This Piedmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Piedmont, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.615291, -96.379285. 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 Piedmont includes the ZIP code (67122), telephone area code (785), county seat of Greenwood County (Eureka), and school district assignment (Eureka Unified School District 389).

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.