Summary for Dispatch

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Located in: Primarily Smith County (see below). A portion of Dispatch extends into Jewell County.

Time Zone: Dispatch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 785

Elevation: 1,540 feet [469.39 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Dispatch:

Lat: 39.596600° (or 39°35'47" N)

Lon: -98.505100° (or -98°30'18" W)

USGS Topo Map: Downs North<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dispatch

GNIS ID: 472161

FIPS State / Place Code: 20 / 18150

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The community of Smith Center is the County Seat for Smith County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Smith)

Population

Total Area:<5> 896 sq. miles [2,323.1 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 2,232

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Smith

GNIS ID: 484969

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 183

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About Kansas

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Kansas

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kansas

GNIS ID: 481813

FIPS State: 20

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

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dispatch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Dispatch, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Dispatch.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dispatch. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).