Goddard, Kansas, is located at 37.6597°N, 97.5743°W at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m). The city sits along U.S. Route 54 in south-central Kansas, just west of Wichita. Positioned in the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands of the Great Plains, Goddard is about 12 miles southwest of the Arkansas River and 8 miles north-northeast of the Ninnescah River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city covers a total area of 4.49 square miles, with 4.43 square miles of land and 0.06 square miles of water.