Summary for Sun Springs

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Located in: Brown County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Sun Spgs.

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

Telephone Area Code: 785

Elevation: 1,080 feet [329.18 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 Sun Springs:

Lat: 39.889900° (or 39°53'23" N)

Lon: -95.704400° (or -95°42'15" W)

USGS Topo Map: Morrill<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sun Springs

GNIS ID: 484904

FIPS State / Place Code: 20 / 69460

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sun Springs)

The community of Hiawatha is the County Seat for {Brown County}.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 572 sq. miles [1,481.7 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 4,779

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Brown

GNIS ID: 484976

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 013

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sun Springs)

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

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sun Springs)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sun Springs, 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 Sun Springs.
<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 Sun Springs. 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).