Brownell is a city in Ness County, Kansas, home to about 14 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67521.
Homes sold for a median of $89 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Brownell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brownell. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)252 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hays Regional Airport (HYS)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS145 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX436 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brownell; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brownell had 23 residents in the 2020 census, down 52% since 2000.
It’s the 704th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Ness County grew from 4,535 residents in 1900 to 2,687 in 2020.
Ness County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 22.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cedar Bluff Dam, KS weather station (12 miles away).
807 jobs at 122 businesses in Ness County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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