Valley Center, Kansas

About Valley Center

Set in the southern part of Kansas, Valley Center is a close-knit town, home to 7,416 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Valley Center holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.1 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 916 residents per square mile.

📰 Valley Center News Today

• Community rallies around brothers after parents die in crashes, 2 years apart KWCH · Jul 29
• Valley Center considers a third option for paying for fire service (Video) kansas.com · Aug 14
• Kent N. Miller Obituary Jul 24, 2026 Petersen Family Funeral Home · Jul 24
• Wichita State awards $80K Smith Scholarship to Valley Center and Nebraska students Wichita State University · Apr 7
• Valley Center Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Valley Center Unique

• Positioned in southern 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,416.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Valley Center

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Scooter's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Main Street Coffee (café)
• Panda Kitchen Chinese — chinese
• Tequila's Mexican Grill — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Valley Center Cultural and Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Valley Center

• Lions Park reviews ★
• McLaughlin Park reviews ★
• Ridgefield Park reviews ★
• Veteran's Park reviews ★
• Wetland Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Valley Center

• Abilene Elem
• The Learning Center
• Valley Center High
• Valley Center Intermediate School
• Valley Center Middle School
• West Elem
• Wheatland Elem

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Valley Center

🏘️ Nearby Communities