Tipton Kansas Map

About Tipton, Kansas

Tipton is a locality in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 295.7 people per km². Tipton is located at 39.3431°N, 98.4709°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tipton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67485.

Tipton emerges from the vast Kansas plains as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the weight of the horizon. It lies 56.0 miles northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 55°T), and is situated 21.0 miles west-southwest of Beloit. The land here is defined by an expansive, open sky that shifts from pale morning blue to a bruised, heavy violet as the sun retreats behind the distant Blue Hills. Beneath this canopy, the topography remains subtle, defined by the slow, rhythmic movement of the soil and the intermittent shade provided by cottonwoods clustered along the banks of Carr Creek. The air carries the distinct, dry scent of worked earth, a reminder of the quiet resilience required to thrive in a landscape where the wind acts as a constant, invisible sculptor of the prairie.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Tipton, where the economy remains tied to the seasonal cycles of the fields that stretch toward the edges of the Glen Elder Wildlife Area. History lingers in the architecture of the older buildings, which stand as functional artifacts of a time when the railroad and the harvest defined the reach of the frontier. Residents often find their way toward Lake Hobbie when the heat of late summer settles over the plains, seeking a brief respite where the water reflects the stillness of the surrounding grass. Daily life here is characterized by a deliberate, unadorned pace, marked by the mechanical hum of machinery and the persistent, quiet labor of a community that understands its place within the broader, endless expanse of the plains.

About This Tipton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tipton, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.343065, -98.470897. 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 Tipton includes the ZIP code (67485), telephone area code (785), county seat of Mitchell County (Beloit), and school district assignment (Waconda Unified School District 272).

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.