Town guide

Keats, Kansas

Keats is a community in Riley County, Kansas, home to about 182 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 66503.

Homes sold for a median of $153 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population182396 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$153Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Keats

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Keats

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)103 miles away
Closer regional airportManhattan Regional Airport (MHK)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lincoln, NE108 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX446 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Keats; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Keats

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 444th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Riley County grew from 13,828 residents in 1900 to 71,959 in 2020.

Riley County, 1900–2020

Riley County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,828, 1910: 15,783, 1920: 20,650, 1930: 19,882, 1940: 20,617, 1950: 33,405, 1960: 41,914, 1970: 56,788, 1980: 63,505, 1990: 67,139, 2000: 62,843, 2010: 71,115, 2020: 71,95914K’00’1021K’20’3021K’40’5042K’60’7064K’80’9063K’00’1072K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near KeatsJan: high 39°F, low 16°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 20°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 30°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 41°F, 3.3 in; May: high 75°F, low 52°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 62°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 65°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 55°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 42°F, 2.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 30°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 20°F, 1.2 in39°16°Jan0.644°20°Feb1.255°30°Mar1.966°41°Apr3.375°52°May5.185°62°Jun5.390°67°Jul4.388°65°Aug4.281°55°Sep2.868°42°Oct2.454°30°Nov1.643°20°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tuttle Creek Lake, KS weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Riley County

20,580 jobs at 1,620 businesses in Riley County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Riley CountyHotels and restaurants: 3,984 jobs; Retail trade: 3,884 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,546 jobs; Other services: 1,456 jobs; Construction: 1,246 jobs; Information: 1,040 jobs; Professional services: 1,010 jobs; Finance and insurance: 867 jobsHotels and restaurants 19% Retail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 17% Other services 7% Construction 6% Information 5% Professional services 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

168 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Keats.

Nearest hospitals

  • Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Manhattan3.6 miles
  • Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manhattan3.6 miles
  • Wamego Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wamego17.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors20
Specialist doctors13
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants30
Mental health providers62
Physical and occupational therapists16
Optometrists8
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Keats

Grocery stores

  • Dillons4.0 mi
  • Dara's Fast Lane4.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Health Mart3.0 mi
  • Dillons Pharmacy4.0 mi
  • Dunne's Pharmacy4.1 mi
  • Walgreens4.1 mi

Libraries

  • Hale Library4.7 mi

Museums

  • Riley County Museum4.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Keats

Public schools here are run by Manhattan-Ogden. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Frank V Bergman ElemManhattanPre-K–5568Public2.4 mi
Amanda Arnold ElemManhattanK–5399Public3.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Manhattan.

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