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Welcome to Coats ...

The city of Coats is located in Pratt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coats, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Coats: Named for William Coats.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coats has a population of 76 people<2> (see below for details).

Coats is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Coats: 620

The ZIP code for Coats: 67028<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coats had an population of 76 people. This is a decrease of 8.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 32.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coats had a population of 83 people. This makes Coats the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 83 people, the population of Coats decreased 25.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 112 people).

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

Communities Also Named Coats ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Coats - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Coats ...

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

  • Pratt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Haviland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Iuka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Iuka is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Sawyer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Cullison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Isabel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Isabel is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Sun City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Byers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Byers is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Elm Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
  • Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coats ...

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

Adding Coats to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coats 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 Coats was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coats post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coats.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Pratt, 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 Coats.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coats - 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 Coats). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coats 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/