Baldwin City is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, home to about 4,911 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66006.
Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Baldwin City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)45 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX423 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Baldwin City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Baldwin City had 4,826 residents in the 2020 census, up 42% since 2000.
It’s the 66th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Douglas County grew from 25,096 residents in 1900 to 118,785 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clinton Lake, KS weather station (12 miles away).
38,737 jobs at 2,774 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
40 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Baldwin City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Baldwin City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary Primary CenterBaldwin City | Pre-K–2 | 365 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Baldwin Elementary Intermediate CenterBaldwin City | 3–5 | 276 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Baldwin Junior High SchoolBaldwin City | 6–8 | 309 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Baldwin High SchoolBaldwin City | 9–12 | 437 | Public | 2.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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