Yates Center Kansas Map

About Yates Center, Kansas

Yates Center is a locality in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,352. The population density is 206.5 people per km². Yates Center is located at 37.8675°N, 95.7548°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Yates Center is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66783.

Yates Center rises from the expansive Kansas prairie where the horizon stretches thin and taut, a limestone anchor amidst a sea of tallgrass. It lies 43.6 miles southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 146°T), and is situated 18.4 miles west of Iola. The wind moves through the tall stalks with a dry, persistent friction, sculpting the land into subtle swells that eventually gather toward the distant prominence of Rose Dome. Only a mile away, the waters of Yates Center Reservoir hold the reflection of an unshielded sun, while the quiet banks of South Owl Creek track the movement of deer through the brush. The air here tastes of dust and high-altitude clarity, a stillness that demands a patient eye to witness how the light fades into a bruised purple over the plains.

History remains etched into the heavy masonry of the county-seat courthouse, a structure that serves as the gravity of Yates Center, holding the local economy to its orbit of commerce and regional administration. Life here turns on the slow cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of a heritage built upon the endurance of the soil. Beyond the grid of streets, the Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary for the seasonal migration of birds, drawing those who seek the solitude of the tallgrass. Further out toward the edge of the county, the shallow depression of Negro Hollow reminds the traveler of the deep, geological patience required to live in a place where the sky commands more attention than the earth.

About This Yates Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yates Center, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.867484, -95.75481. 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 Yates Center includes the ZIP code (66783), telephone area code (913), county seat of Woodson County (Yates Center), and school district assignment (Woodson Unified School District 366).

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.