Town guide

Rush Center, Kansas

Rush Center is a city in Rush County, Kansas, home to about 179 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67575.

Homes sold for a median of $58 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population179497 per sq mi
Median home value$81,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$58Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Rush Center

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Around Rush Center

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)231 miles away
Closer regional airportHays Regional Airport (HYS)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS119 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX416 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rush Center

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

Rush Center had 141 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 450th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Rush County grew from 6,134 residents in 1900 to 2,956 in 2020.

Rush Center population by census2000: 176, 2010: 170, 2020: 141176200017020101412020

Rush County, 1900–2020

Rush County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,134, 1910: 7,826, 1920: 8,360, 1930: 9,093, 1940: 8,285, 1950: 7,231, 1960: 6,160, 1970: 5,117, 1980: 4,516, 1990: 3,842, 2000: 3,551, 2010: 3,307, 2020: 2,9566K’00’108K’20’308K’40’506K’60’705K’80’904K’00’103K’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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 26.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Rush CenterJan: high 43°F, low 16°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 18°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 28°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 37°F, 2.3 in; May: high 76°F, low 49°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 64°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 54°F, 2 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 39°F, 1.8 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 27°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 18°F, 1 in43°16°Jan0.747°18°Feb0.858°28°Mar1.567°37°Apr2.376°49°May3.888°60°Jun4.192°64°Jul4.290°62°Aug3.583°54°Sep2.070°39°Oct1.856°27°Nov0.944°18°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bison 3nw, KS weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Rush County

851 jobs at 98 businesses in Rush County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Rush CountyManufacturing: 220 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 141 jobs; Wholesale trade: 112 jobs; Retail trade: 94 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 53 jobs; Finance and insurance: 49 jobs; Information: 43 jobs; Other services: 30 jobsManufacturing 26% Health care and social assistance 17% Wholesale trade 13% Retail trade 11% Transportation and warehousing 6% Finance and insurance 6% Information 5% Other services 4%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Pawnee Valley Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Larned21.5 miles
  • University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Great Bend28.7 miles
  • Clara Barton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hoisington29.0 miles

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

Places in and around Rush Center

Museums

  • Post Rock Museum4.9 mi
  • Barbed Wire Museum4.9 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.

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