Raymond Kansas Map

About Raymond, Kansas

Raymond is a locality in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 105.9 people per km². Raymond is located at 38.2770°N, 98.4159°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Raymond is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67573.

Raymond stretches across the flat, expansive horizon of the plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 19.9 miles east-southeast of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 108°T), and is situated 12.5 miles west-southwest of Lyons. The landscape around Raymond is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of wheat fields that turn from emerald to a pale, brittle gold under the relentless Kansas sun. Only a mile away, the Arkansas River carves a shallow, meandering path through the silt, its banks lined with the silver-limbed cottonwoods that shiver whenever the prairie wind picks up. A short distance further, the Binger Wildlife Area offers a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds, its grasses rippling in waves that mirror the slow, rhythmic movement of the clouds overhead.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Raymond, grounding the residents in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this soil for generations. While the quietude of the plains suggests a stillness, the local economy keeps pace with the modern demands of grain production and the maintenance of the rail lines that cut through the center of the grid. Ten miles away, Lake Darrynane provides a rare, reflective contrast to the dust-moted air of the fields, serving as a steady anchor for the region. Life in Raymond moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, where the clarity of the evening light reveals the stark, beautiful geometry of silos and fence lines standing against the deepening violet of the dusk.

About This Raymond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raymond, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.276956, -98.415904. 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 Raymond includes the ZIP code (67573), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rice County (Lyons), and school district assignment (Chase-Raymond Unified School District 401).

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.