Sylvia Kansas Map

About Sylvia, Kansas

Sylvia is a locality in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 287.2 people per km². Sylvia is located at 37.9578°N, 98.4081°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sylvia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67581.

Sylvia unfolds across the wide, level expanse of the Kansas plains, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 27.0 miles west-southwest of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 255°T), and is situated 34.1 miles southeast of Great Bend. The horizon remains a flat, unwavering line, interrupted only by the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or the rhythmic sway of winter wheat. Just a mile away, the North Fork Ninnescah River traces a thin, verdant vein through the soil, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that drink deep from the subterranean water. To the west, the subtle rise of Pilot Knob anchors the distant view, while the nearby waters of Sunset Lakes mirror the bruised purples and golds of a dying sun. The air here holds a dry, sharp clarity, carrying the scent of turned earth and the persistent, restless wind that seems to sculpt the very character of the landscape.

Sylvia exists as a quiet persistence of homesteading ambition, defined by the steady, unyielding labor of those who cultivate the surrounding fields. The local economy remains anchored to the soil, with the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of the days. Nine miles away, the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds, a reminder of the wilder, ancient rhythms that persist despite the encroaching geometry of modern agriculture. The architecture of Sylvia reflects a pragmatic history, with sturdy, weathered structures that have endured decades of sun and storm. Here, life moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the sound of a distant train whistle or the rustle of dry stalks in the field provides the primary cadence for a community shaped by the vast, open silence of the plains.

About This Sylvia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sylvia, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.957792, -98.408128. 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 Sylvia includes the ZIP code (67581), telephone area code (785), county seat of Reno County (Hutchinson), and school district assignment (Fairfield Unified School District 310).

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.