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Sun City TownshipKS

A town of 45, settled in 1872.

Population
45
2025 Census estimate · −2.2% since 2020
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
68.4
years
Land area
0 sq mi

Is Sun City Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

45 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Sun City · 4 miDeerhead Township · 6 miTurkey Creek Township · 7 miPowell Township · 7 miLake City Township · 9 miMcAdoo Township · 10 mi
Turkey Creek TownshipPowell TownshipLake City TownshipDeerhead TownshipTurkey Creek TownshipPowell TownshipLake City TownshipDeerhead TownshipSun City Township
Getting set up

Moving to Sun City Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sun City Township, 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 Township’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 Township.

Natural hazards

Sun City Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most

Of the losses FEMA expects in Sun City Township, 42% come from cold waves and 19% from wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesWildfireInland flooding
Full pageSun City Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Sun City Township

Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 21°, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–48°
Spring43–69°
Summer65–91°
Fall45–71°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSun City Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, 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

Outdoors

0% of Sun City Township is conserved land

8.6 miles of trail. Sun City Township’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, near the Kansas town median (0.3) and below the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 30,520 acres
8.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Full pageSun City Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map8.6 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Sun City Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sun City Township

14pages on Sun City Township
The big questions
Work & commute$56K median household incomeNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
Outdoors9 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesLibraryWilmore Branch LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1872Town Hall & politicsClimate93° summer highs · 16″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 67143Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sun City Township; the nearest are

Barclay CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Haviland20.7 mi$24,590 tuitionPratt Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pratt25.5 mi$4,256 in-state tuitionNorthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Alva, OK41 mi$5,970 in-state tuition

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

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Sun City Township

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 Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sun City Township, KS a good place to live?

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