Ness City, Kansas

Ness City, Kansas
Ness County Bank building (2013)
Ness County Bank building (2013)
Location within Ness County and Kansas
Location within Ness County and Kansas
KDOT map of Ness County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°27′15″N 99°54′17″W / 38.45417°N 99.90472°W / 38.45417; -99.90472[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNess
Founded1878
Incorporated1886
Named forCorporal Noah Ness
Area
 • Total1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,261 ft (689 m)
Population
 • Total1,329
 • Density910/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67560
Area code785
FIPS code20-49925
GNIS ID2395176[1]
WebsiteCity Website

Ness City is a city in and the county seat of Ness County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,329.[3] Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building located downtown and nicknamed Skyscraper of the Plains.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ness City, Kansas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Ness City, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.