Stark Kansas Map

About Stark, Kansas

Stark is a locality in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 58.2 people per km². Stark is located at 37.6900°N, 95.1430°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66775.

Stark unfolds across a gentle sweep of southeastern Kansas prairie, where the land rolls with a quiet confidence, hinting at the subtle dips and rises that define its character. It lies 54.3 miles north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 321°T), and is situated 17.2 miles east of Chanute. The sky here feels impossibly vast, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the deep, bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching dusk, painting the horizon with a raw, untamed beauty. Fields of wheat and soybeans stretch out like a rumpled blanket, their greens and golds catching the light, punctuated by the darker, more rugged patches of native grasses and scattered woodlands that hug the low-lying draws and creek beds, remnants of a wilder past. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and sun-baked vegetation, a perfume unique to this particular stretch of the plains. The history of Stark is tied to the fertile earth and the quiet tenacity of those who have worked it, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the subtle shifts of its economy. Once, the whisper of the railroad likely brought a different kind of hum to this place, a promise of connection and commerce that has since softened into the steady, predictable rhythm of agricultural life. Today, the land remains the primary employer, a silent partner in the cultivation of crops that feed and sustain, while the scattered homes and modest businesses speak of a community that values practicality and neighborly connection. There are no grand avenues or bustling marketplaces in Stark, but rather the quiet satisfaction of a day's work done, the slow unfolding of seasons, and the enduring, almost imperceptible, pulse of life on the prairie.

About This Stark Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stark, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.690046, -95.143033. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Stark and Neosho County.

Detailed location data for Stark includes the ZIP code (66775), telephone area code (913), county seat of Neosho County (Erie), and school district assignment (Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Stark is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.