Local servicesHospitalClara Barton Hospital12.2 miPost officeClaflin Post Office3.7 miTown hallClaflin City Hall3.8 miPoliceClaflin Police Department3.8 miFire stationClaflin Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBarton Community College14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHays Regional Airport HYS43 miInterstateI-7020 miUS highwayUS 28112 miAmtrakHutchinson, KS HUT50 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67525 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67525 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min6:10 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:48 am – 5:16 pm
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People816 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.8318 householdsMedian household income $78,036Median home value $151,300Median rent $566 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,074 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.0% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 414 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, farming, forestry and mining 25%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 17 minutes82% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 18°F27 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days70 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Great Bend 3w station, 21 mi away
Nearby landmarksPool 1Clake · 8.3 miPool 1Alake · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 18,850 acresWilson State Parkstate park · 23.3 mi · 774 acresWilson Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.7 mi · 21,808 acresQuivira National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.2 mi · 22,163 acresKanopolis Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.3 mi · 21,212 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 202050 mi away, near South Hutchinson, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 30 Oct 202522 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBarton County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 364 days measured88 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 116main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Trego County, KS, 74 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Claflinserves 553 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,854 ft565 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
