Whitewater Kansas Map

About Whitewater, Kansas

Whitewater is a locality in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 661. The population density is 621.0 people per km². Whitewater is located at 37.9647°N, 97.1475°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whitewater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67154.

Whitewater anchors itself upon the expansive, open plains of Kansas, where the wind possesses a persistent, scouring intelligence that shapes the very posture of the local cottonwoods. It lies 12.2 miles east-southeast of Newton, KS (from Newton, KS: bearing 118°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north of Andover. Gypsum Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth, its banks offering a slender ribbon of shade and moisture amidst the vast, sun-bleached grasses. The light here arrives with a startling clarity, turning the horizon into a sharp, uncompromising line that separates the soil from the pale, high sky. During the quiet transition of dusk, the shadows stretch thin and long across the fields, lending a sudden, deep gravity to the flat terrain.

Agriculture remains the slow, steady pulse of Whitewater, dictated by the turning of seasons and the enduring necessity of the harvest. Families have worked these stretches of land for generations, maintaining a quiet resilience that echoes the legacy of those who first broke the sod. While the pace of modern life hums in the distance, the daily existence here remains tethered to the cycles of grain and the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of the plains. For those seeking the solace of wider spaces, Harvey County East Park Lake sits six miles away, providing a stillness that complements the town’s modest character, while the distant, untamed stretches of Quail Creek Park lie eleven miles out, serving as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated character of the region.

About This Whitewater Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whitewater, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.964736, -97.147535. 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 Whitewater includes the ZIP code (67154), telephone area code (785), county seat of Butler County (El Dorado), and school district assignment (Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206).

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.