Tampa Kansas Map

About Tampa, Kansas

Tampa is a locality in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 105. The population density is 227.8 people per km². Tampa is located at 38.5472°N, 97.1531°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tampa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67483.

Tampa rises from the expansive, sun-drenched plains of Kansas where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the day. It lies 30.2 miles east-northeast of McPherson, KS (from McPherson, KS: bearing 66°T), and is situated 13.8 miles north-northeast of Hillsboro. Mud Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil nearby, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble in the persistent, restless wind. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the distant peaks of the Smoky Hills appear as a faint, jagged bruise against the violet sky at dusk, marking the edge of the world. The air here carries the dry, honest scent of turned earth and ripening wheat, a reminder of the land’s enduring grip on the spirit. Those who traverse the local roads often find solace in the solitude of Terrace Lane Farm, where the stillness of the landscape offers a reprieve from the relentless motion of the clouds above.

Tampa endures as a quiet anchor of agricultural life, its existence defined by the rhythm of the harvest and the resilience of the prairie settlers who first broke this ground. The local economy remains tethered to the fertile potential of the plains, where the labor of the seasons dictates the pulse of the streets and the quiet commerce of the storefronts. While the rush of modern life bypasses these quiet grids, a deep sense of history persists in the weathered limestone foundations and the memories of a time when the railroad dictated the reach of the frontier. Residents often look toward the horizon with a steady, pragmatic gaze, knowing that while the nearest water at Lake Herington provides a local gathering point, the true character of Tampa is forged in the long, golden hours spent working the fields under an unrelenting and beautiful sky.

About This Tampa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tampa, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.547231, -97.153077. 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 Tampa includes the ZIP code (67483), telephone area code (785), county seat of Marion County (Marion), and school district assignment (Centre Unified School District 397).

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.