Welcome to Auburn ...

The city of Auburn is located in Shawnee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Auburn has a population of 1,212 people<2> (see below for details).

Auburn is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Auburn: 785

The ZIP code for Auburn: 66402<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Auburn had an population of 1,212 people. This is a decrease of 1.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Auburn had a population of 1,227 people. This makes Auburn the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Auburn represents 0.04% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 171st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,227 people, the population of Auburn increased 9.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,121 people).

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

Communities Also Named Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Auburn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Auburn ...

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

• Topeka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Topeka
  • From Auburn to Topeka
• Osage City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
  • Osage City is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <5>
• Silver Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <5>
• Carbondale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Rossville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <5>
• Overbrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Overbrook
  • From Auburn to Overbrook
• Burlingame
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Former name for Burlingame:
  • American Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <5>
• Scranton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Maple Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <5>
• Eskridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
  • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eskridge
  • From Auburn to Eskridge

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 Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Auburn. 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 Auburn.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn ...

Looking for more information about Auburn? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Auburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Auburn.

Adding Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn 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 Auburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1859.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/

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