Rozel Kansas Map

About Rozel, Kansas

Rozel is a locality in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 102. The population density is 204.1 people per km². Rozel is located at 38.1958°N, 99.4032°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rozel is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67574.

Rozel occupies a vast, level expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth, stretching toward a horizon defined by the persistent, rhythmic swaying of wheat. It lies 36.5 miles west-southwest of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 252°T), and is situated 16.6 miles west of Larned. The Pawnee River carves a subtle, winding path through the surrounding fields, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that offer the only vertical relief against the flat, open prairie. Sunlight here possesses a singular, piercing clarity, particularly as it catches the dust motes suspended in the late afternoon air or illuminates the distant, hazy rise of Jenkins Hill. The land holds a quiet, heavy stillness, broken only by the dry rustle of stalks and the constant, restless movement of the wind pressing across the plains.

Rozel emerged from the stubborn ambition of settlers who saw value in the deep, dark soil of the Kansas interior, establishing a life rooted in the cyclical labor of the harvest. Today, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, with grain elevators standing as the primary sentinels over a landscape governed by the demands of agriculture. While the pace of daily life is measured by the growth of crops and the shifting patterns of the clouds, residents sometimes travel toward Hodgeman County State Lake or seek the quietude of Schnack-Lowery Park when the fields demand a respite. The character of the place is defined by a profound, unadorned resilience, reflecting a history of endurance that persists in the simple, honest architecture of the grain bins and the enduring strength of the community.

About This Rozel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rozel, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.195848, -99.403169. 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 Rozel includes the ZIP code (67574), telephone area code (785), county seat of Pawnee County (Larned), and school district assignment (Pawnee Heights Unified School District 496).

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.