Welcome to Coldwater ...

The city of Coldwater is located in Comanche County<1> and is the County Seat for Comanche County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coldwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Coldwater: Named after Coldwater, Michigan (MI).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coldwater has a population of 738 people<2> (see below for details).

Coldwater is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Coldwater: 620

The ZIP code for Coldwater: 67029<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coldwater had an population of 738 people. This is a decrease of 10.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coldwater had a population of 828 people (or 43.9% of the total population of Comanche County). This makes Coldwater the county's most populous community.

The population of Coldwater represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 224th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 828 people, the population of Coldwater increased 4.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 792 people).

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

Communities Also Named Coldwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Coldwater - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coldwater ...

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

• Protection
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
  • Protection is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protection <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Protection
  • From Coldwater to Protection
• Wilmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmore
  • From Coldwater to Wilmore
• Buttermilk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
  • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buttermilk
  • From Coldwater to Buttermilk
• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Clark County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington
  • From Coldwater to Lexington
• Belvidere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belvidere
  • From Coldwater to Belvidere
• Sitka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
  • Sitka is located in Clark County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sitka
  • From Coldwater to Sitka
• Deerhead
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
  • Deerhead is located in Barber County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deerhead
  • From Coldwater to Deerhead
• Aetna ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Aetna is located in Barber County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aetna
  • From Coldwater to Aetna
• Greensburg
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greensburg
  • From Coldwater to Greensburg
• Mullinville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mullinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
  • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mullinville
  • From Coldwater to Mullinville

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coldwater. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Coldwater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coldwater ...

Looking for more information about Coldwater? 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 Coldwater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coldwater.

Adding Coldwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coldwater 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 Coldwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Coldwater post office opened in 1884.

We also found Coldwater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coldwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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