Local servicesHospitalAtchison Hospital7.8 miPost officeEaston Post Office5.6 miTown hallAtchison City Hall9.7 miPoliceAtchison Police Department9.7 miFire stationAtchison County Rural Fire District 4 - Mount Pleasant4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHighland Community College Atchison Center10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI24 miInterstateI-2919 miUS highwayUS 732.7 miAmtrakLawrence, KS LRC32 miCoachLeavenworth Bus StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F36 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month May17 in of snow a year, on about 10 days38 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Atchison station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsLewis And Clark State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 206 acresLittle Bean Marsh Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 437 acresWarnock Lakerecreation area · 7.6 mi · 180 acresJackson Parkpark · 8.1 mi · 101 acresFort Leavenworth National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.1 miWeston Bend State Parkstate park · 13.5 mi · 1,048 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200711 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200711 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAtchison County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 364 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Leavenworth County, KS, 17 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Atchisonserves 10,694 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation936 ft285 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
