Falun, Kansas

Falun, Kansas
census-designated place
Location within Saline County and Kansas
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°40′16″N 97°45′34″W / 38.67111°N 97.75944°WCoordinates: 38°40′16″N 97°45′34″W / 38.67111°N 97.75944°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Saline
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	67442

Falun is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies southwest of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County.^[1] Its elevation is 1,348 feet (411 m), and it is located at 38°40′16″N 97°45′34″W / 38.67111°N 97.75944°W (38.6711171, -97.7594855).^[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 67442.^[3] Falun is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.^[4]

History

The first post office in Falun was established in 1870.^[5]

Education

Primary and secondary education

Falun is part of Unified School District 400.^[6][7][8]

Notable people

• U. Alexis Johnson, United States diplomat was born in Falun, Kansas.

Further reading

References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 41.
2. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-04-12.
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. Nussle, Jim (2008-11-20). "Micropolitan Statistical Areas" (PDF). List 1-9. Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. p. 97. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
6. USD 400
7. Kansas School District Boundary Map
8. Saline County School District Map

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