Town guide

Mission, Kansas

Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, home to about 9,915 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66202, and parts of 66205 are in Mission too.

Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population9,9153,713 per sq mi
Median home value$289,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$229Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking54%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mission

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mission

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL415 miles away

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

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

Who represents Mission

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

Mission had 9,954 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 36th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Johnson County grew from 18,104 residents in 1900 to 609,863 in 2020.

Mission population by census2000: 9,727, 2010: 9,323, 2020: 9,9549,72720009,32320109,9542020

Johnson County, 1900–2020

Johnson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,104, 1910: 18,288, 1920: 18,314, 1930: 27,179, 1940: 33,327, 1950: 62,783, 1960: 143,792, 1970: 217,662, 1980: 270,269, 1990: 355,054, 2000: 451,086, 2010: 544,179, 2020: 609,86318K’00’1018K’20’3033K’40’50144K’60’70270K’80’90451K’00’10610K’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MissionJan: high 40°F, low 22°F, 1 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 26°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 36°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; May: high 76°F, low 57°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 67°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 70°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 61°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 49°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 36°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 27°F, 1.3 in40°22°Jan1.045°26°Feb1.557°36°Mar2.167°46°Apr3.976°57°May5.186°67°Jun5.390°72°Jul4.489°70°Aug4.780°61°Sep3.868°49°Oct3.255°36°Nov1.844°27°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap, MO weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Johnson County

352,238 jobs at 18,999 businesses in Johnson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Johnson CountyHealth care and social assistance: 46,577 jobs; Retail trade: 37,595 jobs; Professional services: 37,516 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 30,648 jobs; Finance and insurance: 29,466 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 25,186 jobs; Manufacturing: 24,185 jobs; Administrative and support: 23,843 jobsHealth care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 11% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7%

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

Health care

314 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mission.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth Shawnee MissionGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shawnee Mission3.0 miles
  • University of Kansas HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Kansas City3.3 miles
  • St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Kansas City3.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors7
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants25
Mental health providers164
Physical and occupational therapists60
Optometrists9
Chiropractors20
Pharmacies4

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 Mission

Parks (20 nearby)

  • Streamway Park · 16 acres1.0 mi
  • Nall Park · 13 acres1.1 mi
  • R Park · 6 acres0.6 mi
  • Waterworks Park · 6 acres0.5 mi
  • Broadmoor Park · 5 acres0.5 mi
  • Cloverleaf Lake Park · 5 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Natural Grocers0.6 mi
  • Hy-Vee0.7 mi
  • Target0.8 mi
  • Price Chopper1.1 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Hy-Vee Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Walgreens1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cedar Roe Library0.9 mi

Museums

  • Overland Park Historical Society3.2 mi
  • Shawnee Town Museum3.5 mi
  • John Wornall House Museum3.5 mi
  • Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site3.9 mi
  • The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Fire Circle2.0 mi
  • Vox Theatre2.6 mi
  • Aztec Fine Arts Theater3.2 mi
  • Curry Theatre3.4 mi
  • Heartland Men's Chorus4.0 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Grant Wahl (1973) · American sportswriter (1973–2022)

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

Schools in Mission

Public schools here are run by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Crestview ElemMerriamPre-K–6374Public1.4 mi
Highlands ElemMissionPre-K–6345Public1.1 mi
Rushton ElemMissionPre-K–6336Public0.5 mi
Shawnee Mission North HighOverland Park9–121,502Public1.0 mi
Project FinishShawnee Mission1228Public0.5 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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Towns near Mission

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Shares ZIP codes with Roeland Park, Overland Park, Fairway, Merriam, Westwood, Westwood Hills and Mission Woods.

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