Welcome to Sedgwick ...

The city of Sedgwick is primarily located in Harvey County<1>. A portion of Sedgwick extends into Sedgwick County.

The location of Sedgwick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedgwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Sedgwick: Named for John Sedgwick, a General for the Union Army during the American Civil War and who died at the Battle of Spotslyvania Court House.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sedgwick has a population of 1,658 people<3> (see below for details).

Sedgwick is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Sedgwick: (316)

The ZIP code for Sedgwick: 67135<5>

Websites for Sedgwick ...

Official Website: www.cityofsedgwick.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sedgwick had an population of 1,658 people. This is a decrease of 2.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sedgwick had a population of 1,695 people. This makes Sedgwick the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Sedgwick represents 0.06% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 140th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,695 people, the population of Sedgwick increased 10.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,537 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sedgwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sedgwick - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sedgwick ...

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

• Wichita
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <6>
• Newton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Bel Aire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <6>
• Park City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <6>
• Valley Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <6>
• Maize
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
• Goddard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Goddard is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goddard <6>
• Hesston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Hesston is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <6>
• Kechi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
  • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <6>
• Halstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
  • Halstead is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sedgwick ...

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

Adding Sedgwick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sedgwick post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedgwick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sedgwick: www.cityofsedgwick.org/

The official website for Harvey County: www.harveycounty.com/

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