Howard is a city in Elk County, Kansas, home to about 516 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67349.
Homes sold for a median of $76 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Howard
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Howard. 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)91 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX325 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Howard; 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.
Howard had 570 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 291st largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Elk County grew from 11,443 residents in 1900 to 2,483 in 2020.
Elk County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Howard, KS weather station (about a mile away).
306 jobs at 54 businesses in Elk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Howard.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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 (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by West Elk. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elk SchoolsHoward | Pre-K–12 | 371 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| West Elk Virtual AcademyHoward | K–12 | 226 | Public | 1.3 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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