El Dorado is a city in Butler County, Kansas, home to about 12,769 people across 9.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67042.
Homes sold for a median of $119 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 El Dorado. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)124 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX347 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Dorado; 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.
El Dorado had 12,870 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 28th 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 20°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, El Dorado, KS weather station (about a mile 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).
126 doctors and other health care providers list an office in El Dorado.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 16 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 25 |
| Mental health providers | 40 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 11 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1868.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by El Dorado, Circle. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmore ElementaryEl Dorado | Pre-K–5 | 303 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Circle Oil Hill ElementaryEl Dorado | Pre-K–6 | 274 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Grandview ElemEl Dorado | Pre-K–5 | 252 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Skelly Elementary SchoolEl Dorado | Pre-K–5 | 266 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| El Dorado Virtual SchoolEl Dorado | K–12 | 22 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| El Dorado MiddleEl Dorado | 6–8 | 370 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| El Dorado HighEl Dorado | 9–12 | 543 | Public | 1.6 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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