Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, home to about 27,819 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67846.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Garden City; also Pierceville
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)216 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS193 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX426 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Garden 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.
Garden City had 28,151 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 14th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Finney County grew from 3,469 residents in 1900 to 38,470 in 2020.
Finney County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 19.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Garden City Exp Stn, KS weather station (3 miles away).
15,181 jobs at 1,044 businesses in Finney County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
293 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Garden City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 29 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 38 |
| Dentists | 29 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 71 |
| Mental health providers | 62 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 33 |
| Optometrists | 16 |
| Chiropractors | 15 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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 (20 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1878.
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 Garden City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Wilson ElemGarden City | Pre-K–4 | 796 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Abe Hubert Elementary SchoolGarden City | K–6 | 285 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Alta Brown ElemGarden City | K–4 | 336 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Buffalo Jones ElemGarden City | K–4 | 221 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Edith Scheuerman ElemGarden City | K–4 | 204 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Florence Wilson ElemGarden City | K–4 | 376 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| GC Achieve at J.D. Adams HallGarden City | K–12 | 111 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Georgia Matthews ElemGarden City | K–4 | 112 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Gertrude Walker ElemGarden City | K–4 | 186 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Jennie Barker ElemGarden City | K–6 | 163 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Plymell ElementaryGarden City | K–6 | 117 | Public | 11.6 mi |
| Victor Ornelas ElemGarden City | K–4 | 351 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Bernadine Sitts Intermediate CtrGarden City | 5–6 | 367 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Charles O Stones Intermediate CtrGarden City | 5–8 | 377 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Horace J. Good Middle SchoolGarden City | 7–8 | 583 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Kenneth Henderson MiddleGarden City | 7–8 | 425 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| USD 457 Virtual AcademyGarden City | 7–12 | 76 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Garden City High SchoolGarden City | 9–12 | 1,946 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominic Elementary SchoolGarden City | Pre-K–6 | 121 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| St MaryGarden City | Pre-K–6 | 123 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| High Plains Christian SchoolGarden City | K–8 | 28 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.2 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 Pierceville.
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