Penalosa, Kansas

About Penalosa

Set in the southern part of Kansas, Penalosa is a tiny community, home to 17 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Penalosa holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.1 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 170 residents per square mile.

📰 Penalosa News Today

• Donald Patterson Obituary (1933 - 2026) - Penalosa, KS - Tri-County Tribune Legacy obituary · Mar 16
• ARDITH M. HANSEN Obituary (2026) - Kingman, KS - Livingston Funeral Home - Kingman Legacy obituary · Apr 7
• Kevin Stillwell Obituary Dec 30, 2019 cozine.com · Dec 30
• Curt Parry Obituary Aug 24, 2020 nsrfh.com · Aug 24
• Donna Dickerson Obituary The Hutchinson News · Oct 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Penalosa Unique

• The only place in America named Penalosa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.1 sq mi.
• With 17 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Penalosa

• Byron Walker Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kingman State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Penalosa

🏘️ Nearby Communities