Hiawatha is a city in Brown County, Kansas, home to about 3,197 people across 2.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66434.
Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Hiawatha; also Reserve and Willis
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hiawatha. 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)58 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL437 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hiawatha; 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.
Hiawatha had 3,280 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 87th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Brown County grew from 22,369 residents in 1900 to 9,508 in 2020.
Brown County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 34.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hiawatha 1 S, KS weather station (5 miles away).
3,268 jobs at 277 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
91 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hiawatha.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 34 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 26 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1.5 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 1857.
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 Hiawatha. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha ElemHiawatha | Pre-K–4 | 337 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Hiawatha Middle SchoolHiawatha | 5–8 | 278 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| Hiawatha Sr HighHiawatha | 9–12 | 264 | Public | 5.9 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 Reserve, Willis and Hamlin.
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