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Welcome to Oakley ...

The city of Oakley is primarily located in Logan County<1> and is the County Seat for Logan County. A portion of Oakley extends into Gove County and Thomas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakley has a population of 2,062 people<2> (see below for details).

Oakley is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Oakley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Oakley: 785

The ZIP code for Oakley: 67748<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakley had an population of 2,062 people. This is an increase of 0.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakley had a population of 2,045 people (which is 73.72% of the total population of Logan County). This makes Oakley the county's most populous community.

The population of Oakley represents 0.07% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,045 people, the population of Oakley decreased 5.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,173 people).

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

Communities Also Named Oakley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Oakley - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Oakley ...

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

  • Grinnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Menlo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Spica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monument
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Page City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Colby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gem
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Grainfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Winona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Gove City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakley. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oakley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakley ...

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

Adding Oakley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakley post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakley.

Footnotes ...

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