{"id":3688,"date":"2023-05-26T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3688"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:40","slug":"kingman-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kingman-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingman County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kingman County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the south-central plains between Wichita and the Oklahoma border. It had a population of 7,470 at the 2020 census and covers 867 square miles (2,245 km2), of which 863 square miles are land and 3.3 square miles are water, centred near 37&deg;34&prime;N 98&deg;08&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Kingman is the county seat, and its postal code is 67068. The county has one city that also serves as an incorporated hub for a scatter of smaller towns and unincorporated communities; it sits in the Central time zone and carries FIPS code 20095.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Kingman County<\/h2>\n<p>Kingman County&#8217;s population is spread across one main city and a handful of small towns and unincorporated places along the Chikaskia and Ninnescah river valleys. Most of the county&#8217;s land remains agricultural, and several of the names below are rural post offices or crossroads rather than incorporated places.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Kingman<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67068<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norwich<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Penalosa<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spivey<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zenda<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Murdock<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Waterloo<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rago<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willowdale<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The old list&#8217;s remaining entries &mdash; Adams, Alameda, Basil, Belmont, Calista, Cleveland, Georgia, Green Acres Trailer Court, Lansdowne, Midway, Mount Vernon, Orsemus, Saint Leo, Skellyville, and Varner &mdash; could not be independently verified as current place names on the ground and are omitted here rather than published unverified; a duplicate &#8220;Murdock&#8221; entry in the old list has been merged into one row.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>67068 &mdash; Kingman<\/li>\n<li>67035 &mdash; Cunningham<\/li>\n<li>67118 &mdash; Norwich<\/li>\n<li>67142 &mdash; Spivey<\/li>\n<li>67111 &mdash; Murdock<\/li>\n<li>67112 &mdash; Nashville<\/li>\n<li>67159 &mdash; Zenda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Penalosa and smaller unincorporated places without their own post office, such as Waterloo, Rago, and Willowdale, are served by the ZIP code of the nearest town above.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Kingman County lies on the gently rolling plains of south-central Kansas, drained by the Ninnescah River and Chikaskia River. Most of the land is in cropland and pasture, with sand dune country along the Ninnescah in the county&#8217;s east. The county borders Reno County to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sedgwick-county-kansas\/\">Sedgwick County<\/a> to the east, Sumner County to the southeast, Harper County to the south, Barber County to the southwest, and Pratt County to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Kingman County&#8217;s population was 7,470 at the 2020 census. Kingman, the county seat, is the largest community, among the county&#8217;s other incorporated cities. Median household income in the county runs below the Kansas median of $70,333, reflecting the county&#8217;s largely agricultural economy. Population density is roughly 9 people per square mile, one of the lower densities in south-central Kansas.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives Kingman County&#8217;s economy, chiefly wheat, sorghum, and cattle, alongside oil and gas production that has operated in the county for decades. Kingman, the county seat, hosts the county&#8217;s schools, hospital, and most retail and government services. The county remained legally dry for alcohol sales until Kingman voters approved limited sales in 2004.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Kingman County was organized in 1872 and named for Samuel A. Kingman, a chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Like much of south-central Kansas, it was settled in the 1870s and 1880s by homesteaders drawn by railroad promotion of the plains, and its economy shifted from open-range cattle to row-crop farming as settlement filled in. Two unified school districts, Kingman&ndash;Norwich USD 331 and Cunningham&ndash;Norwich USD 332, still serve the county today.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 54 crosses the county east&ndash;west through Kingman and Cunningham, linking the county to Wichita.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wichita &mdash; 40 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Pratt &mdash; 22 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Hutchinson &mdash; 40 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Medicine Lodge &mdash; 35 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in south-central Kansas, between Wichita and the Oklahoma border.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>7,470 people at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>867 square miles (2,245 km2), including 3.3 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>Kingman is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>Seven incorporated cities, plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>67068, 67035, 67118, 67142, 67159, and 67111 are the main ZIP codes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What river runs through Kingman County?<\/strong><br \/>The Ninnescah River and the Chikaskia River both cross the county.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/kansas\/\">Towns and villages in Kansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingman County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the south-central plains between Wichita and the Oklahoma border. It had a population of 7,470 at the 2020 census and covers 867 square miles (2,245 km2), of which 863 square miles are land and 3.3 square miles are water, centred near 37&deg;34&prime;N 98&deg;08&prime;W. 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