Winchester Kansas Map

About Winchester, Kansas

Winchester is a locality in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 461. The population density is 510.0 people per km². Winchester is located at 39.3222°N, 95.2669°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Winchester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66097.

Winchester holds its place upon the vast, quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and pale under a wide, unyielding sky. It lies 18.4 miles south-southwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 205°T), and is situated 18.4 miles west of Leavenworth. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic presence of Walnut Creek, which cuts a low, wooded path through the soil, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that sway in the persistent prairie breeze. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the earth rises in subtle, grass-covered swells, and on clear days, the distant silhouette of Nolan Hill anchors the view to the west. The air here carries a weight of deep, sun-warmed earth, and as dusk approaches, the light turns a bruised gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the expansive, open character of the terrain.

Winchester retains the quiet endurance of a settlement built on the labor of the soil, where the local economy remains tied to the cycles of the harvest and the steady turn of the seasons. History is marked by the resilience of those who shaped this land, and while the pace of life remains slow, the proximity to Perry Recreation Area offers a constant, natural counterpoint to the rigid grid of the surrounding farmland. Residents often look toward the horizon where Yllier Lake waits in the distance, a reminder of the water that sustains the wider region. Life in Winchester moves with the gravity of a place that understands its own roots, favoring the durability of tradition and the quiet, honest labor of the fields over the fleeting noise of the outside world.

About This Winchester Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Winchester, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.322221, -95.266916. 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 Winchester includes the ZIP code (66097), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jefferson County (Oskaloosa), and school district assignment (Jefferson County North Unified School District 339).

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.