Reading, Kansas

About Reading

Reading is a tiny community in eastern Kansas counting 184 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Reading is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 876 residents per square mile.

📰 Reading News Today

• Kansas students to be screened for reading risk level starting this year KCTV · Aug 11
• East-central Kansas candidates for state education board aim to balance authority, improve reading Kansas Reflector · Jul 28
• Monarchs Introduce ‘Monty’s All-Star Reading Program’ Kansas City Monarchs · May 26
• KC bookstores buck the national reading slump Axios · Jul 21
• 15 years since deadly tornado in small Kansas town KSN.com · May 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Reading Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Reading — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• Positioned in eastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Reading

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

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Reading

🏘️ Nearby Communities