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Sun CityKS

Population 35: a town settled in 1872.

Population
35
2025 Census estimate · −2.8% since 2020
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
68.4
years
Land area
0 sq mi

Is Sun City a good place to live?

Sun City’s midpoint age is 68.4 years, against 38.1 years in Kansas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher midsummer high than Sun City. Sun City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

35 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sun City Township · 4 miTurkey Creek Township · 4 miMcAdoo Township · 6 miLake City Township · 8 miDeerhead Township · 9 miTownship 10 · 9 mi
Getting set up

Moving to Sun City: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sun City, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAlfalfa Electric Coop11.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBarber Co RWD 3No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sun City’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBarber County North Unified School District 254Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBarber County ClerkBarber County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP code6714367143 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Sun City.

Natural hazards

In Sun City, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Expected losses in Sun City break down as 42% from cold waves and 19% from wildfires. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2018.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesWildfireInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageSun City’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Sun CityGet ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Sun City brings four seasons and hot summers

In July, afternoons reach 94°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–48°
Spring43–69°
Summer65–91°
Fall44–71°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSun City’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 94°, January lows 21°Rain & snow16″ of snow a winter · 27 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sun City

13pages on Sun City
The big questions
Work & commute$56K median household incomeNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesLibraryWilmore Branch LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1872Town Hall & politicsClimate94° summer highs · 16″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 67143Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sun City; the nearest are

Barclay CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Haviland19.6 mi$24,590 tuitionPratt Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pratt22.1 mi$4,256 in-state tuitionNorthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Alva, OK42.5 mi$5,970 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Sun City residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Sun City

City in Kiowa County, Kansas

Sun City is a city in Sun City Township, Barber County, Kansas, United States, along the Medicine Lodge River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 37.

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

Established
1872
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,670 ft
ZIP code
67143
Area code
620

Questions about Sun City

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sun City, KS a good place to live?

Sun City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.