Westmoreland Kansas Map

About Westmoreland, Kansas

Westmoreland is a locality in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 740. The population density is 580.7 people per km². Westmoreland is located at 39.3939°N, 96.4136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westmoreland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66549.

Westmoreland anchors itself upon the rugged expanse of the Kansas plains, defined by the persistent, unyielding movement of air across the tallgrass. It lies 16.8 miles north-northeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 30°T), and is situated 14.5 miles north-northwest of Wamego. Rock Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its banks shaded by the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the current. To the west, the modest elevation of Mount Ephraim breaks the horizon, while the shallow depression of Dutch Hollow offers a quiet, sheltered contrast to the broader, sun-drenched prairie. The light here at dusk holds a particular clarity, stripping away the haze to reveal the sharp, honest lines of the horizon, where the earth meets a sky that seems to possess more depth than the land itself.

Westmoreland functions as the seat of local governance, centered around a limestone courthouse that serves as a gravity-well for the surrounding agricultural economy. The legacy of the region is written in the soil and the hard-won resilience of those who cultivate it, a history that feels as present as the wind pushing against the storefronts. Residents often look toward the nearby Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife or the larger expanse of Tuttle Creek Lake for respite, finding a familiar stillness in the water that balances the relentless industry of the wheat fields. Life in Westmoreland moves with a deliberate, cyclical pace, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the quiet pride of a place that remains deeply rooted in its own terrain.

About This Westmoreland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westmoreland, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.393885, -96.413614. 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 Westmoreland includes the ZIP code (66549), telephone area code (913), county seat of Pottawatomie County (Westmoreland), and school district assignment (Rock Creek Unified School District 323).

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.