Emporia, Kansas

Emporia, Kansas
Downtown Emporia (2012)
Downtown Emporia (2012)
Official seal of Emporia, Kansas
Location of Emporia within Lyon County and Kansas
Location of Emporia within Lyon County and Kansas
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°24′14″N 96°11′34″W / 38.40389°N 96.19278°W / 38.40389; -96.19278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLyon
Founded1857
Incorporated1870[2]
Government
 • TypeCommission-Manager
 • MayorDanny Geifer[3]
 • City ManagerTrey Cocking[4]
Area
 • Total12.11 sq mi (31.37 km2)
 • Land12.00 sq mi (31.07 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2)  0.6%
Elevation1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
 • Total24,139
 • Density2,000/sq mi (770/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66801[8]
Area code620
FIPS code20-21275
GNIS ID485571[1]
Websiteemporiaks.gov

Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139.[6][7] Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of highways K-99, U.S. Route 50, Interstates 335 and 35 (Kansas Turnpike). Emporia is also a college town, home to Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College. It is home of two annual sporting events: Unbound Gravel (ranked as one of the top gravel bicycle races) and Dynamic Discs Open (disc golf tournaments).

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emporia, Kansas
  2. ^ a b "City of Emporia". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Emporia City Commission". Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "City Manager's Office Directory". Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Profile of Emporia, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Emporia, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  8. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.