Susank Kansas Map

About Susank, Kansas

Susank is a locality in Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 120.9 people per km². Susank is located at 38.6408°N, 98.7740°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Susank is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67544.

Susank occupies a vast, level expanse of the high plains where the sky holds more weight than the earth itself. It lies 19.1 miles north of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Hoisington. The horizon stretches thin and taut, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or the thin, dark line of cottonwoods that mark the path of Deception Creek. During the long, golden hours of late afternoon, the light turns a bruised, honeyed color, casting long shadows across the dry, sun-bleached grasses that shiver in the constant, restless wind. While Barton Lake remains a distant shimmer thirteen miles away, the immediate landscape of Susank is defined by the severe, honest geometry of agricultural fields and the silence that settles over the soil when the machinery stops.

Susank emerged from the stubborn determination of early settlers who broke the prairie sod to plant winter wheat, a crop that remains the lifeblood of the local economy. The rhythms of the year are dictated by the planting and the harvest, with the town’s character forged by a collective memory of lean seasons and the enduring resilience required to persist in such a solitary environment. Residents often venture to Noisington Bicentennial Park for a respite in the open air, yet the true identity of Susank is found in the quiet persistence of its main street and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that has weathered decades of prairie storms. People here possess a measured reserve, mirroring the wide, uncluttered space that surrounds them, valuing the steady work of the land above the fleeting distractions of the world beyond their borders.

About This Susank Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Susank, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.640845, -98.773971. 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 Susank includes the ZIP code (67544), telephone area code (785), county seat of Barton County (Great Bend), and school district assignment (Hoisington Unified School District 431).

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.