Map of Ness City

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

Ness City overview:
Name:	Ness City
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Ness County
Founded:	1878
Incorporated:	1886
Elevation:	2,261 ft (689 m)
Total Area:	1.46 sq mi (3.77 km²)
Land Area:	1.46 sq mi (3.77 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,329
Population Density:	910/sq mi (350/km²)
ZIP code:	67560
Area code:	785
FIPS code:	2049925

Online Interactive Map

Ness City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Ness City location on the Kansas map. Where is Ness City. — Location of Ness City in Kansas.

History

Ness City was founded in 1878. The town experienced growth with the arrival of the railroad in 1886.

Ness City Road Map

Ness City Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km), all land.

Climate

Ness City has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month.

Rainfall, although sometimes scarce, is high enough to avoid an semi-arid steppe climate. Ness City receives 22.29 inches (566 mm) of precipitation during an average year.