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Welcome to Sun City ...

The city of Sun City is located in Barber County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sun City has a population of 48 people<2> (see below for details).

Sun City is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Sun City: 620

The ZIP code for Sun City: 67143<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sun City had an population of 48 people. This is a decrease of 9.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sun City had a population of 53 people. This makes Sun City the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 53 people, the population of Sun City decreased 34.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 81 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sun City.

Communities Also Named Sun City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sun City - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas.

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

Communities near Sun City ...

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

  • Medicine Lodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Haviland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Cullison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Coats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Wilmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Deerhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Deerhead is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
  • Belvidere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Forest City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Forest City is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest 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 Sun City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sun City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun City ...

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

Adding Sun City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sun City post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun City.

Footnotes ...

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