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UrbanaKS

A town in Kansas.

Land area

2 sq mi

Settled

1870

156 years ago

Is Urbana a good place to live?

We don’t grade Urbana yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Urbana.

Climate

Urbana: four seasons and hot summers

10″snow a winter

The typical July afternoon high for Urbana is 90°F, near the Kansas town median (91°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–46°

Spring46–68°

Summer67–88°

Fall47–70°

Oct 28

typical first frost

Apr 10

typical last frost

+0.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 23°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 43 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Urbana: inland flooding

67risk score of 100

The risk rating from FEMA in Urbana is 67 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 41% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Urbana is

18% of Urbana adults smoke cigarettes, against 15% in Kansas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Among adults in the town, 30% get no exercise outside work.

	Urbana	Typical Kansas town	Typical U.S. town
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	30%	26%	25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	14%	11%	12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	39%	34%	35%

32 measures vs. Kansas

0 better17 too close to call15 worse

What stands out	Urbana	KS
More adults with COPD	9.6%	6.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	15.6%	11.3%
More adults who have had a stroke	4.2%	3.2%

Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center

9 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9 miles to an ER · Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Urbana

12pages on Urbana

The big questions

HealthBetter than KS on 0 of 32 CDC measures Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 67% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesLibraryThayer Friday Reading Club City Library CollegesNeosho County Community College is 8.6 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1870 Climate90° summer highs · 10″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

Getting set up

Moving to Urbana: who provides what

Urbana is unincorporated, so Neosho County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterNeosho Co RWD 4No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesNeosho CountyNeosho County provides services here

SchoolsErie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 4132 districts serve Urbana; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

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 hereNeosho County ClerkNeosho County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2020

ZIP code6672066720 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Urbana

Neosho County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Chanute8.6 mi$5,780 in-state tuition

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About Urbana

Unincorporated community in Neosho County, Kansas

Urbana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30.

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

Area: 1.7 sq mi
Elevation: 955 ft

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