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Welcome to Carbondale ...

The city of Carbondale is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbondale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carbondale has a population of 1,364 people<2> (see below for details).

Carbondale is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Carbondale: 785

The ZIP code for Carbondale: 66414<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carbondale had an population of 1,364 people. This is a decrease of 5.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbondale had a population of 1,437 people (which is 8.83% of the total population of Osage County). This makes Carbondale the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Carbondale represents 0.05% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,437 people, the population of Carbondale decreased 2.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,478 people).

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

Communities Also Named Carbondale ...

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

Beyond Kansas, there are 17 communities that are also named Carbondale - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carbondale ...

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

  • Topeka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <5>
  • Osage City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Lyndon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Overbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Burlingame
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burlingame is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Former name for Burlingame:
    • American Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <5>
  • Pomona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Quenemo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Quenemo is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Quenemo has also been known as:
    • Quenemo Agency
  • Harveyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Cullen Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbondale. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carbondale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbondale ...

Looking for more information about Carbondale? 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 Carbondale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carbondale.

Adding Carbondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbondale 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 (so far) for Carbondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carbondale post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbondale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Carbondale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Carbondale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Carbondale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/