Town guide

Bonner Springs, Kansas

Bonner Springs is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, home to about 7,839 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66012, and parts of 66111 are in Bonner Springs too.

Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population7,839502 per sq mi
Median home value$247,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$191Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking31%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bonner Springs

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bonner Springs

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL425 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bonner Springs; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Bonner Springs

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

Bonner Springs had 7,837 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 46th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Leavenworth County grew from 40,940 residents in 1900 to 81,881 in 2020.

Bonner Springs population by census2000: 6,768, 2010: 7,314, 2020: 7,8376,76820007,31420107,8372020

Leavenworth County, 1900–2020

Leavenworth County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,940, 1910: 41,207, 1920: 38,402, 1930: 42,673, 1940: 41,112, 1950: 42,361, 1960: 48,524, 1970: 53,340, 1980: 54,809, 1990: 64,371, 2000: 68,691, 2010: 76,227, 2020: 81,88141K’00’1038K’20’3041K’40’5049K’60’7055K’80’9069K’00’1082K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 40.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Bonner SpringsJan: high 38°F, low 18°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 22°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 31°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 42°F, 4 in; May: high 73°F, low 53°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 5.5 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 67°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 44°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 32°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 22°F, 1.6 in38°18°Jan1.243°22°Feb1.655°31°Mar2.565°42°Apr4.073°53°May5.283°64°Jun5.587°67°Jul4.586°65°Aug4.578°57°Sep4.367°44°Oct3.454°32°Nov2.242°22°Dec1.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bonner Springs, KS weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Leavenworth County

13,622 jobs at 1,332 businesses in Leavenworth County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Leavenworth CountyHealth care and social assistance: 2,436 jobs; Retail trade: 2,183 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,689 jobs; Construction: 1,437 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,097 jobs; Professional services: 1,037 jobs; Other services: 894 jobs; Finance and insurance: 630 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 11% Manufacturing 8% Professional services 8% Other services 7% Finance and insurance 5%

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

Health care

38 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bonner Springs.

Nearest hospitals

  • Providence Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Kansas City8.2 miles
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Lenexa12.6 miles
  • Adventhealth Shawnee MissionGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shawnee Mission13.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists8
Optometrists2
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies5

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 Bonner Springs

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Lion's Park · 15 acres1.5 mi
  • Kerry Roberts Memorial Park · 7 acres2.2 mi
  • North Park · 6 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Price Chopper2.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter2.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Medicine Store3.5 mi
  • Walgreens4.4 mi
  • The Medicine Shoppe6.0 mi

Libraries

  • Basehor Community Library4.1 mi
  • Little Free Library (Charter #16494)5.2 mi
  • MO's Little Library (Charter #118950)5.3 mi
  • Monticello Branch Library5.5 mi

Museums

  • Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society3.5 mi
  • Wyandotte County Museum3.7 mi
  • Basehor Historical Museum Society5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Azura Ampitheater3.8 mi
  • Amphitheater3.8 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 1812.

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

Schools in Bonner Springs

Public schools here are run by Bonner Springs, Basehor-Linwood. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bonner Springs ElementaryBonner SpringsPre-K–5351Public1.7 mi
Linwood Elementary SchoolBonner SpringsPre-K–5248Public4.5 mi
Robert E Clark MiddleBonner Springs6–8599Public1.1 mi
Bonner Springs HighBonner Springs9–12778Public1.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Kansas City and Edwardsville.

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