Kansas · Census place 2031600

Hesston, Kansas

Hesston is a city in Harvey County, Kansas with an estimated 3,482 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 81st largest of 193 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,482; #81 of 193 in Kansas
Change since 2020: -0.5%; -16 people
Land area: 3.6 sq mi
Density: 975 / sq mi; State median 1,527

Orange pin: Hesston. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Topeka.

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Hesston population, 2020 to 2024

Hesston lost 16 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by -4.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,498. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hesston covers 3.57 square miles of land, for 975 people per square mile of land. The median Kansas place of 5,000+ has 1,527, so Hesston is less dense than the typical town.

What county Hesston is in

All of Hesston's residents live in Harvey County, which had 33,642 residents in 2024. Hesston holds 10.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Hesston

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hesston by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 67062. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Hesston is

The Census internal point of Hesston is at 38.140100, -97.427000. Topeka, the capital, is 113.3 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newton, KS (18,320 people), 8.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS, 31.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.140100, -97.427000
DMS: 38°08'24.36"N 97°25'37.20"W
UTM: 14N 637846.2E 4222528.4N
Geohash: 9yf8yzpy4
Plus code: 86C44HRF+25

Daylight in Hesston

At 38.14° N, Hesston gets about 14 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 31 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hesston

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kansas, measured between internal points. The closest is North Newton, 6.2 miles away, with 1,798 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hesston, KS?

3,482 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 16 (0.5%) from 3,498 in July 2020.

What county is Hesston in?

Harvey County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Hesston?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 67062.

How far is Hesston from Topeka?

113.3 miles (182.4 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Hesston.

What is the nearest larger city to Hesston?

Newton, KS, with 18,320 residents, 8.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.