Welcome to Carbondale ...

The city of Carbondale is located in Osage County<1>.

The location of Carbondale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carbondale has a population of 1,364 people<3> (see below for details).

Carbondale is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carbondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Carbondale: (785)

The ZIP code for Carbondale: 66414<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carbondale had an population of 1,364 people. This is a decrease of 5.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbondale had a population of 1,437 people (which is 8.82% of the total population of Osage County). This makes Carbondale the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Carbondale represents 0.05% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,437 people, the population of Carbondale decreased 2.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,478 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carbondale.

Communities Also Named Carbondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Carbondale: This one is located in Osage County and the other is located in Bourbon County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 17 communities that are also named Carbondale - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carbondale.

Communities near Carbondale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carbondale.

• Topeka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <6>
• Osage City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
  • Osage City is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <6>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
• Lyndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <6>
• Overbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <6>
• Burlingame
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Former name for Burlingame:
  • American Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <6>
• Pomona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
• Quenemo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency
• Harveyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
  • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
• Cullen Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
  • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carbondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbondale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carbondale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carbondale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbondale. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carbondale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbondale ...

Looking for more information about Carbondale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carbondale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carbondale.

Adding Carbondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbondale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carbondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carbondale post office opened in 1869.

We also found Carbondale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbondale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Osage County: www.osageco.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/