Town guide

Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson is a city in Reno County, Kansas, home to about 39,709 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 67501 and 67502.

Homes sold for a median of $99 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population39,7091,616 per sq mi
Median home value$125,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$99Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking18%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hutchinson

2 ZIP codes

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Around Hutchinson

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)171 miles away
Closer regional airportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS41 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX371 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hutchinson; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Hutchinson

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Hutchinson had 40,006 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 11th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Reno County grew from 29,027 residents in 1900 to 61,898 in 2020.

Hutchinson population by census2000: 40,787, 2010: 42,080, 2020: 40,00640,787200042,080201040,0062020

Reno County, 1900–2020

Reno County population, 1900 to 20201900: 29,027, 1910: 37,853, 1920: 44,423, 1930: 47,785, 1940: 52,165, 1950: 54,058, 1960: 59,055, 1970: 60,765, 1980: 64,983, 1990: 62,389, 2000: 64,790, 2010: 64,511, 2020: 61,89829K’00’1044K’20’3052K’40’5059K’60’7065K’80’9065K’00’1062K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HutchinsonJan: high 45°F, low 19°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 23°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 32°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 41°F, 2.7 in; May: high 79°F, low 53°F, 5.5 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 68°F, 4 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 66°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 57°F, 2.4 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 44°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 31°F, 1.5 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in45°19°Jan0.850°23°Feb1.360°32°Mar2.370°41°Apr2.779°53°May5.589°63°Jun4.594°68°Jul4.092°66°Aug4.184°57°Sep2.472°44°Oct2.558°31°Nov1.547°23°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hutchinson, KS weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Reno County

21,784 jobs at 1,590 businesses in Reno County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Reno CountyHealth care and social assistance: 4,060 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,519 jobs; Retail trade: 2,893 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,368 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,162 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,127 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,106 jobs; Construction: 1,067 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Manufacturing 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Administrative and support 5% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

560 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hutchinson’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hutchinson Regional Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hutchinson1.2 miles
  • Summit Surgical, LLCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Hutchinson1.5 miles
  • Hospital District #1 of Rice CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lyons24.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors54
Specialist doctors96
Dentists42
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants132
Mental health providers142
Physical and occupational therapists45
Optometrists16
Chiropractors33
Pharmacies32

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.

Places in and around Hutchinson

Parks (28 nearby)

  • Kansas State Fairgrounds · 187 acres0.6 mi
  • Rivers Banks Orchard Park · 56 acres2.4 mi
  • Rice Park · 39 acres2.1 mi
  • Dillon Nature Center · 29 acres2.2 mi
  • Fairgrounds Park · 24 acres0.1 mi
  • Farmington Park · 12 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • ALDI1.1 mi
  • Dillons1.1 mi
  • Dillons Marketplace1.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.4 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.6 mi
  • The Medicine Shoppe1.1 mi
  • Ashcraft Pharmacy3.3 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Rimmer Learning Resource Center0.9 mi
  • Hutchinson Public Library1.4 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center0.9 mi
  • Hutchinson Art Center1.7 mi
  • Reno County Museum2.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Family Community Theatre1.7 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1871.

Colleges and universities

  • Hutchinson Community College
  • Bresee Theological College

Notable people born here

  • Richard Thorpe (1896) · American actor and film director (1896-1991)
  • Jack Ragland (1913) · American basketball player (1913–1996)
  • Racquel Darrian (1968) · American pornographic actress
  • Dallas Bixler (1910) · gymnast (1910–1990)
  • Kevin Yoder (1976) · American politician
  • Scott Heim (1966) · novelist
  • Margaret St. Clair (1911) · American fantasy and science fiction author (1911-1995)
  • Aneta Corsaut (1933) · American actress (1933-1995)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Hutchinson

Public schools here are run by Hutchinson Public Schools, Buhler, Nickerson. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (17)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Faris ElementaryHutchinsonPre-K–8279Public1.2 mi
Graber ElementaryHutchinsonPre-K–6311Public0.5 mi
McCandless ElementaryHutchinsonPre-K–6346Public1.3 mi
Morgan ElementaryHutchinsonPre-K–6388Public1.0 mi
Plum Creek ElementaryHutchinsonPre-K–5448Public1.5 mi
Union Valley ElemHutchinsonPre-K–5435Public1.8 mi
Wiley ElementaryHutchinsonPre-K–6322Public1.7 mi
Ad Astra Virtual AcademyHutchinsonK–12171Public1.5 mi
Central State AcademyHutchinsonK–12110Public4.9 mi
Hutchinson Magnet School at AllenHutchinsonK–6249Public1.6 mi
Hutchinson Virtual SchoolHutchinson1–12300Public0.6 mi
Prairie Hills MiddleHutchinson6–8532Public2.9 mi
Ad Astra Alternative AcademyHutchinson7–1211Public1.5 mi
Hutchinson Middle School 7Hutchinson7–8284Public1.9 mi
Hutchinson Middle School 8Hutchinson7–8264Public1.2 mi
Reno Valley Middle SchoolHutchinson7–8137Public3.3 mi
Hutchinson High SchoolHutchinson9–121,214Public0.8 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Holy Cross Catholic SchoolHutchinsonPre-K–6196Roman Catholic0.4 mi
Central Christian SchoolsHutchinsonK–12189Christian (no specific denomination)1.7 mi
Pilgrim Christian SchoolHutchinsonK–12117Mennonite8.6 mi
Trinity Catholic Jr./Sr. High SchoolHutchinson7–12204Roman Catholic0.8 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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