Welcome to Winchester ...

The city of Winchester is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winchester has a population of 524 people<2> (see below for details).

Winchester is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Winchester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Winchester is located in the (913) area code.

The ZIP code for Winchester: 66097<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winchester had an population of 524 people. This is a decrease of 4.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winchester had a population of 551 people. This makes Winchester the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Winchester represents 0.02% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 277th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 551 people, the population of Winchester decreased 4.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 579 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Winchester.

Communities Also Named Winchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Winchester: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Douglas County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 51 communities that are also named Winchester - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winchester.

Communities near Winchester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winchester.

• Leavenworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <5>
• Atchison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <5>
• Tonganoxie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <5>
• Valley Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <5>
• Oskaloosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <5>
• Perry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• McLouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <5>
• Meriden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <5>
• Ozawkie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
  • Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <5>
• Nortonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Winchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winchester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winchester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winchester. See our Newspapers Page for Winchester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winchester ...

Looking for more information about Winchester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Winchester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Winchester.

Adding Winchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winchester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Winchester post office opened in 1858.

We also found Winchester in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/