Households in Atlanta have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. FEMA puts 31% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.

83risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Atlanta Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

In Atlanta, the average trip to work runs longer than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles. 16% of Atlanta residents live below the poverty line. Employers in Atlanta shed 70 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3. The typical household income for Atlanta comes to $60,000, below both Kansas’ towns ($73,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).

0%work in town

	Atlanta	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	42 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	16%	9.1%	9.6%
Median household income	$60,000	$73,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Atlanta0%

Winfield27%

Wichita13%

Arkansas City6%

Burden5%

28 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Atlanta

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here3 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Atlanta Commute times42 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 28 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Atlanta: four seasons and hot summers

Expect July afternoons of 90° and January nights of 22°, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–46°

Spring45–67°

Summer66–88°

Fall47–70°

Oct 22

typical first frost

Apr 16

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 22°Rain & snow8″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Atlanta is

Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Atlanta. Among adults locally, 16% report frequent physical distress.

	Atlanta	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	43%	37%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	15%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	34%	35%

32 measures vs. Kansas

0 better21 too close to call11 worse

What stands out	Atlanta	KS
More adults with COPD	10%	6.7%
More smokers	19%	14%
More adults with heart disease	8.6%	6.4%

William Newton Hospital

17.7 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

Full pageAtlanta’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby17.7 miles to an ER · William Newton Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Atlanta

16pages on Atlanta

The big questions

HealthBetter than KS on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$60K median household income · 3 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions11 nearby · Bartlett Arboretum 29 mi LibraryDouglass Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1885 Town Hall & politicsClimate90° summer highs · 8″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 67008 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Atlanta; the nearest are

Southwestern CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Winfield17.3 mi$39,822 tuition Butler Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · El Dorado26.4 mi$3,541 in-state tuition Wichita State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wichita34.8 mi$9,684 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Atlanta residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

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A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Atlanta for work

Where Atlanta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

3jobs based in Atlanta

0%of working residents work in town

28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Atlanta

City in Cowley County, Kansas

Atlanta is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 168.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.5 sq mi
Elevation: 1,434 ft
ZIP code: 67008

Questions about Atlanta

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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The data

The FEMA risk score in Atlanta is higher than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country