Welda Kansas Map

About Welda, Kansas

Welda is a locality in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 149. The population density is 62.1 people per km². Welda is located at 38.1695°N, 95.2947°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66091.

Welda occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the pale sky down to meet the tawny grasses. It lies 30.9 miles south of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 183°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-southwest of Garnett. The earth here holds a persistent, dusty warmth, characterized by wide, open fields that breathe with the shifting wind. Just a mile away, the Anderson County Prairies Fee preserves the tallgrass landscape, allowing the native bluestem and switchgrass to sway in unbroken waves. Two miles to the east, the quiet waters of Lake Welda reflect the shifting amber light of dusk, while the nearby Skunk Branch cuts a modest, winding path through the soil, lined by the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the water’s edge. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy outline of the Sand Hills suggests a rugged world far removed from these level, fertile reaches.

Welda grew from the steady pulse of the rail lines and the rigorous demands of the agrarian cycle, anchoring itself in the persistent labor of the seasons. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage, where the scent of turned earth and drying stalks defines the passage of the year. Life in Welda moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the gravity of the weather and the necessity of self-reliance, favoring the endurance of community over the noise of modern industry. The architecture of the region reflects this utilitarian grace, standing as a quiet assertion against the vastness of the prairie, where the light at sunset turns the gray silos into monoliths of deep violet and gold.

About This Welda Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Welda, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.16947, -95.2947. 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 Welda includes the ZIP code (66091), telephone area code (913), county seat of Anderson County (Garnett), and school district assignment (Garnett Unified School District 365).

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.