Town guide

Bel Aire, Kansas

Bel Aire is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, home to about 9,043 people across 6.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67067, 67220 and 67226.

Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population9,0431,338 per sq mi
Median home value$238,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$136Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bel Aire

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bel Aire. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Bel Aire

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)131 miles away
Closer regional airportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX343 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bel Aire; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bel Aire

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bel Aire had 8,262 residents in the 2020 census, up 42% since 2000.

It’s the 40th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Sedgwick County grew from 44,037 residents in 1900 to 523,824 in 2020.

Bel Aire population by census2000: 5,836, 2010: 6,769, 2020: 8,2625,83620006,76920108,2622020

Sedgwick County, 1900–2020

Sedgwick County population, 1900 to 20201900: 44,037, 1910: 73,095, 1920: 92,234, 1930: 136,330, 1940: 143,311, 1950: 222,290, 1960: 343,231, 1970: 350,694, 1980: 366,531, 1990: 403,662, 2000: 452,869, 2010: 498,365, 2020: 523,82444K’00’1092K’20’30143K’40’50343K’60’70367K’80’90453K’00’10524K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Bel AireJan: high 43°F, low 23°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 26°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 35°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3 in; May: high 77°F, low 55°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 69°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 68°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 59°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 47°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 35°F, 1.3 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 26°F, 1.1 in43°23°Jan0.648°26°Feb1.159°35°Mar2.168°45°Apr3.077°55°May5.286°65°Jun4.892°69°Jul3.690°68°Aug3.883°59°Sep3.270°47°Oct2.857°35°Nov1.345°26°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wichita Jabara Ap, KS weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Sedgwick County

237,173 jobs at 12,710 businesses in Sedgwick County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sedgwick CountyManufacturing: 42,288 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 35,588 jobs; Retail trade: 28,381 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 26,242 jobs; Construction: 15,981 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 12,731 jobs; Administrative and support: 12,577 jobs; Professional services: 12,384 jobsManufacturing 18% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 7% Transportation and warehousing 5% Administrative and support 5% Professional services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

839 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bel Aire’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kansas Heart HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wichita1.8 miles
  • Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Wichita1.8 miles
  • Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Wichita2.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors31
Specialist doctors194
Dentists50
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants264
Mental health providers152
Physical and occupational therapists111
Optometrists10
Chiropractors27
Pharmacies10

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.

Places in and around Bel Aire

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Great Plains Nature Center · 236 acres0.9 mi
  • North Chisholm Creek Park · 57 acres0.5 mi
  • Eagle Lake Park · 14 acres1.3 mi
  • Chisholm Creek Park0.8 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Eastern Gate0.2 mi
  • Dillons0.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.1 mi
  • Asia Bazaar1.7 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.3 mi
  • Sunflower State Vital Care0.9 mi

Libraries

  • Ablah Library2.8 mi
  • Wichita Public Library - Maya Angelou Northeast Branch2.9 mi
  • Ford Rockwell Branch3.3 mi
  • Park City Public Library4.4 mi
  • Park City Community Public Library4.7 mi

Museums

  • The Original Pizza Hut Museum2.4 mi
  • Wichita State University - Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology2.8 mi
  • Ulrich Museum of Art3.0 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House4.5 mi
  • Wichita Toy Train Museum5.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Mark Arts2.9 mi
  • Durkeson Fine Arts Center2.9 mi
  • Wichita Community Theatre4.4 mi
  • WICHITA CHILDREN'S THEATRE & DANCE CENTER5.6 mi
  • Orpheum Theatre5.9 mi

Counts are within about 2 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, teams and notable people

Established in 1955.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Bel Aire

Public schools here are run by Wichita, Circle. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet ElemWichitaPre-K–5313Public2.2 mi
Circle Greenwich ElementaryWichitaPre-K–6337Public2.9 mi
Gammon ElemWichitaPre-K–5448Public0.5 mi
Isely Traditional Magnet ElemBel AirePre-K–5621Public2.2 mi
Jackson ElementaryWichitaPre-K–5337Public1.0 mi
Brooks Magnet Middle SchoolWichita6–8578Public2.0 mi
Stucky Middle SchoolWichita6–8518Public1.9 mi
Northeast Magnet High SchoolBel Aire9–12686Public2.7 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Annoor Islamic SchoolWichitaPre-K–10127Islamic0.2 mi
Central Christian AcademyWichitaPre-K–12505Christian (no specific denomination)1.2 mi
Magdalen Catholic SchoolWichitaPre-K–8429Roman Catholic4.0 mi
Resurrection Catholic SchoolBel AirePre-K–8169Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Sunrise Christian AcademyWichitaPre-K–12466Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
Sunrise Christian Academy ElementaryBel AireK–12466Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
Heartsping, Inc.WichitaUngraded59Nonsectarian1.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Wichita and Kechi.

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