Sylvia is a city in Reno County, Kansas, home to about 195 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67581.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)183 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX368 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sylvia; 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.
Sylvia had 215 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 429th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Reno County grew from 29,027 residents in 1900 to 61,898 in 2020.
Reno County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hudson, KS weather station (17 miles away).
21,784 jobs at 1,590 businesses in Reno 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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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