Ness City is a city in Ness County, Kansas, home to about 1,162 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67560.
Homes sold for a median of $93 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ness City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)246 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hays Regional Airport (HYS)44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS148 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX428 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ness 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.
Ness City had 1,329 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 177th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Ness County grew from 4,535 residents in 1900 to 2,687 in 2020.
Ness 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 16°F. About 22.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ness City, KS weather station (about a mile away).
807 jobs at 122 businesses in Ness County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ness City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Libraries (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 Ness City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ness City ElemNess City | Pre-K–6 | 155 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Ness City HighNess City | 7–12 | 122 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart SchoolNess City | Pre-K–5 | 21 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 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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