Sterling, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 2642 Housing Units (2000): 963 Land area (2000): 1.419463 sq. miles (3.676391 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.035204 sq. miles (0.091178 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.454667 sq. miles (3.767569 sq. km) FIPS code: 68200 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.210658 N, 98.204549 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67579 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sterling, KS Sterling