Reading, Kansas

Reading, Kansas
Downtown Reading (2009) (prior to tornado)
Location within Lyon County and Kansas
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°31′09″N 95°57′27″W / 38.51917°N 95.95750°W / 38.51917; -95.95750
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLyon
Founded1870
Platted1870
Incorporated1890
Named afterReading, Pennsylvania
Government
  TypeMayor–Council
Area
  Total
0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
  Land0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
181
  Density860/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66868
Area code620
FIPS code20-58600
GNIS ID2396331
Websitereadingks.com

Reading is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 181.