{"id":3570,"date":"2023-05-19T11:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:09","slug":"chase-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/chase-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chase County is a county in Kansas, United States, in the Flint Hills region east of Wichita. It had a population of 2,572 at the 2020 census and covers 778 square miles (2,020 km2) centred near 38\u00b021\u203255\u2033N 96\u00b032\u203227\u2033W.<\/p>\n

Cottonwood Falls is the county seat, and its postal code is 66845. The county has two incorporated cities, three smaller unincorporated communities, and nine civil townships. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Chase County<\/h2>\n

Chase County has two incorporated cities — Cottonwood Falls and Strong City — plus Cedar Point, Elmdale, and Matfield Green, and a handful of smaller unincorporated places. “Unincorp.” below marks places with no city government of their own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cottonwood Falls<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nFalls<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strong City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar Point<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66843<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elmdale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCottonwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matfield Green<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMatfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n66862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bazaar<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBazaar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clements<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellinor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gladstone<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nDiamond Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hymer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nDiamond Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neva<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rockland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHomestead<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saffordville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toledo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wonsevu<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Cottonwood Falls and Strong City sit almost back to back on the Cottonwood River, split by the old Santa Fe Trail crossing — long enough neighbors that many maps mark them as one built-up area, though they run separate city halls and separate ZIP codes.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Falls<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCottonwood Falls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strong<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nStrong City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cottonwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElmdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCedar Point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMatfield Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bazaar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBazaar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toledo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nToledo, Saffordville, Clements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamond Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHymer, Gladstone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homestead<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRockland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n