Carbondale, Kansas

About Carbondale

Set in the eastern part of Kansas, Carbondale is a small town counting 1,306 people who proudly call it home.

Carbondale holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.73 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,789 residents per square mile.

📰 Carbondale News Today

• Obituary information for Dub Anthony McElroy - Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home · Aug 4
• Topeka woman seriously injured in Sunday night crash near Carbondale WIBW · Jul 27
• Mary F. McCullah Obituary Aug 2, 2026 - Parker-Price & Davidson - Parker-Price & Davidson Parker-Price & Davidson · Aug 2
• Marjorie Jean Dickson Obituary (2026) - Carbondale, KS - Midwest Cremation, Inc. Legacy obituary · Aug 6
• 4 officers shot in rural Kan. responding to domestic violence call Police1 · Nov 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Carbondale Unique

• Positioned in eastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carbondale

• Osage State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Carbondale

• Carbondale Attendance Center
• Santa Fe Trail High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Carbondale

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