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Welcome to Walton ...

The city of Walton is located in Harvey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walton has a population of 225 people<2> (see below for details).

Walton is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Walton: 620

The ZIP code for Walton: 67151<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walton had an population of 225 people. This is a decrease of 4.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walton had a population of 235 people. This makes Walton the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 235 people, the population of Walton decreased 17.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 284 people).

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

Communities Also Named Walton ...

While we believe that this Walton is located in Harvey County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Walton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marion and Osage County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Walton ...

Official Website: www.waltonkansas.com/

Communities near Walton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walton ...

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

Adding Walton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walton post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton.

Footnotes ...

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