Burns is a city in Butler County, Kansas, home to about 297 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66840.
Homes sold for a median of $92 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Burns. 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)142 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX368 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Burns; 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.
Burns had 234 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 375th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Butler County grew from 23,363 residents in 1900 to 67,380 in 2020.
Butler County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 34.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florence, KS weather station (9 miles away).
13,757 jobs at 1,396 businesses in Butler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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