Explore Somerset, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Somerset |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Miami County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.605013 |
| Longitude | -94.768848 |
| Population | 90 |
| Density | 78.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 66071 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Paola |
| School District | Paola Unified School District 368 |
Somerset emerges from the expansive Kansas plains as a quiet intersection of open sky and enduring prairie soil. It lies 16.6 miles south-southeast of Gardner, KS (from Gardner, KS: bearing 149°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-northeast of Paola. The South Wea Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that thrive in the moisture-rich sediment. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Sand Hills marks the western horizon, a reminder of the geological theater that shapes the state. The light here possesses a particular, honeyed quality at dusk, turning the wheat fields into a sea of muted gold before the sudden, cooling transition of the prairie night.
Somerset retains the measured, deliberate pace of a place built upon the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The regional economy remains tethered to the land, where modern agricultural practices honor the legacy of early settlers who first broke the stubborn sod. Residents often seek the quietude of Lake Miola Park, a sanctuary four miles away where the stillness of Miola Lake reflects the vast, unobstructed vault of the sky. Life in Somerset moves in quiet circles, defined by the steady work of the fields and the occasional gathering of neighbors, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers yet deeply connected to the shifting, windswept character of the plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Somerset, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.605013, -94.768848. 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 Somerset includes the ZIP code (66071), telephone area code (913), county seat of Miami County (Paola), and school district assignment (Paola Unified School District 368).
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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |