Zeandale Kansas Map

About Zeandale, Kansas

Zeandale is a locality in Riley County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 17.6 people per km². Zeandale is located at 39.1594°N, 96.4267°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66502.

Zeandale emerges from the tallgrass prairie where the deep, slow pulse of Deep Creek carves a vein through the limestone-rich soil. It lies 7.9 miles east-southeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 102°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-southwest of Wamego. The landscape stretches wide under a sky that feels heavier and more expansive than the earth itself, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of cottonwoods that lean toward the water. To the west, the distant, hazy shadow of the Saddle Back range anchors the horizon, while the terrain itself softens into the gentle, verdant depression of Tabor Valley. The light here has a sharp, crystalline quality, especially as it wanes, turning the fields into a muted palette of ochre and burnt sienna that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has slipped away.

Zeandale maintains a quiet, enduring economy rooted in the cyclical work of the land, where the wind serves as a constant, restless companion to those tending the soil. The legacy of early settlers lingers in the austere, functional architecture that dots the countryside, a stark contrast to the nearby tranquility of Lake Elbo or the preserved wildness found at Battery Park. Life here moves in rhythm with the seasons, stripped of pretense and defined by the labor of the harvest and the maintenance of the fence line. It is a place where history is not merely recounted but felt in the persistent rustle of the prairie grasses, a steady, unadorned existence that demands a patient sort of attention from anyone passing through.

About This Zeandale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Zeandale, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.159442, -96.426666. 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 Zeandale includes the ZIP code (66502), telephone area code (913), county seat of Riley County (Manhattan), and school district assignment (Wamego Unified School District 320).

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.