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Lake City, Kansas

Lake City is a community in Barber County, Kansas across 2.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67071.

ZIP codes in Lake City

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
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Around Lake City

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)151 miles away
Closer regional airportDodge City Regional Airport (DDC)69 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS83 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX336 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lake City

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

Barber County grew from 6,594 residents in 1900 to 4,228 in 2020.

Barber County, 1900–2020

Barber County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,594, 1910: 9,916, 1920: 9,739, 1930: 10,178, 1940: 9,073, 1950: 8,521, 1960: 8,713, 1970: 7,016, 1980: 6,548, 1990: 5,874, 2000: 5,307, 2010: 4,861, 2020: 4,2287K’00’1010K’20’309K’40’509K’60’707K’80’905K’00’104K’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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 27.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lake CityJan: high 46°F, low 22°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 26°F, 1 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 35°F, 2 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 44°F, 2.4 in; May: high 79°F, low 55°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 70°F, 3.1 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 59°F, 2.6 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 45°F, 2.4 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 33°F, 1.1 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 24°F, 1.1 in46°22°Jan0.850°26°Feb1.060°35°Mar2.070°44°Apr2.479°55°May3.790°65°Jun3.994°70°Jul3.192°68°Aug3.584°59°Sep2.672°45°Oct2.458°33°Nov1.147°24°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Medicine Lodge, KS weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Barber County

1,238 jobs at 172 businesses in Barber County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Barber CountyHealth care and social assistance: 278 jobs; Retail trade: 235 jobs; Manufacturing: 161 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 126 jobs; Wholesale trade: 84 jobs; Other services: 62 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 61 jobs; Finance and insurance: 53 jobsHealth care and social assistance 23% Retail trade 19% Manufacturing 13% Mining, oil and gas 10% Wholesale trade 7% Other services 5% Hotels and restaurants 5% Finance and insurance 4%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Medicine Lodge Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Medicine Lodge13.6 miles
  • Pratt Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pratt20.4 miles
  • Comanche County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Coldwater29.3 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

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Towns near Lake City

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Sun City, KSCity · 35 people6 miles away Coats, KSCity · 109 people11 miles away Sawyer, KSCity · 76 people13 miles away Medicine Lodge, KSCity · 1,578 people13 miles away Isabel, KSCity · 93 people16 miles away

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