Rice County, Kansas

Rice County, Kansas, has 9,266 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lyons. It uses Central Time and covers 726 sq mi (1,881 km²) of land.

Rice County in Kansas

Rice County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 9,266
Land area: 726 sq mi (1,881 km²)
County seat or government: Lyons
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $63,925 ± $4,435
Median home value: $104,600 ± $7,916
Median rent, with utilities: $753 ± $74
Homes lived in by their owners: 77.4% ± 2.7 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Hutchinson, KS micro area, McPherson, KS micro area, and Great Bend, KS micro area
Water area: 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km²)
State: Kansas
County code (FIPS): 20159
Coordinates (central point): 38.347178, -98.201415

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Time zones in Rice County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

6750223,099 people
675544,048 people
675793,102 people
675262,621 people
675462,601 people
67525680 people
67444623 people
67457618 people
67524618 people
67491379 people
67427323 people
67573158 people

All 13

67512148 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Rice County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Rice County, largest first

All 20

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Kansas, by county

School districts in Rice County, largest first

Nickerson Unified School District 3098,093 people
Ellsworth Unified School District 3274,575 people
Lyons Unified School District 4053,953 people
Sterling Unified School District 3763,022 people
Central Plains Unified School District 1122,917 people
Inman Unified School District 4482,615 people
Little River Unified School District 4441,241 people
Chase-Raymond Unified School District 401838 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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Bordering areas, nearest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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