Opolis, Kansas

About Opolis

Opolis is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Kansas.

Officially, Opolis is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.69 square miles.

📰 Opolis News Today

• Crash near state line, one driver flown to Joplin | Joplin News First KOAM News Now · May 16
• Crash near Opolis/state line, dangerous intersection KOAM News Now · May 15
• Opolis, KS Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
• Obituary for Walter "Dale" Rice Brenner Mortuary · May 12
• Kansas woman preserves Opolis history - The Topeka Capital-Journal The Topeka Capital-Journal · Jan 2

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What Makes Opolis Unique

• The only place in America named Opolis — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Opolis

• Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★

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