Town guide

Parkerfield, Kansas

Parkerfield is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, home to about 527 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67005.

Homes sold for a median of $87 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population527579 per sq mi
Median home value$221,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$87Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking8%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Parkerfield

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Parkerfield

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)88 miles away
Closer regional airportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX296 miles away

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

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

Who represents Parkerfield

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

Parkerfield had 406 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2010.

It’s the 287th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Cowley County grew from 30,156 residents in 1900 to 34,549 in 2020.

Parkerfield population by census2010: 426, 2020: 40642620104062020

Cowley County, 1900–2020

Cowley County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,156, 1910: 31,790, 1920: 35,155, 1930: 40,903, 1940: 38,139, 1950: 36,905, 1960: 37,861, 1970: 35,012, 1980: 36,824, 1990: 36,915, 2000: 36,291, 2010: 36,311, 2020: 34,54930K’00’1035K’20’3038K’40’5038K’60’7037K’80’9036K’00’1035K’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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 35 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ParkerfieldJan: high 46°F, low 24°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 27°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 36°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3.5 in; May: high 78°F, low 56°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 66°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 71°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 69°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 60°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 36°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 27°F, 1.3 in46°24°Jan0.751°27°Feb1.360°36°Mar2.469°45°Apr3.578°56°May4.787°66°Jun5.392°71°Jul3.991°69°Aug4.183°60°Sep2.871°48°Oct3.359°36°Nov1.747°27°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winfield Strother Fld Ap, KS weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Cowley County

10,889 jobs at 719 businesses in Cowley County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cowley CountyManufacturing: 4,476 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,794 jobs; Retail trade: 1,332 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 982 jobs; Educational services: 414 jobs; Other services: 382 jobs; Finance and insurance: 306 jobs; Construction: 251 jobsManufacturing 41% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 9% Educational services 4% Other services 4% Finance and insurance 3% Construction 2%

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

Health care

59 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Parkerfield.

Nearest hospitals

  • William Newton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Winfield12.6 miles
  • Integris Health Ponca CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Ponca City23.8 miles
  • Caldwell Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Caldwell30.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors13
Specialist doctors1
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants17
Mental health providers5
Physical and occupational therapists4
Optometrists6
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies10

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 Parkerfield

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Prairie Passage Recreation Area · 169 acres0.8 mi
  • West Bypass Rec Area · 47 acres0.5 mi
  • Walnut Park · 14 acres0.9 mi
  • Carver Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
  • Wilson Park · 5 acres0.3 mi
  • Paris Park Pool · 4 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Country Mart0.2 mi
  • Dillons0.2 mi
  • La Favorita Market1.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Graves Drug0.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Arkansas City Public Library0.5 mi
  • Renn Memorial Library0.6 mi

Museums

  • Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • W. S. Scott Auditorium0.5 mi

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.

Schools in Parkerfield

Public schools here are run by Arkansas City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Adams ElemArkansas CityPre-K–5306Public1.0 mi
C 4 ElemArkansas CityPre-K–5122Public4.1 mi
Frances Willard ElemArkansas CityPre-K–5281Public0.5 mi
I X L ElemArkansas CityPre-K–5200Public3.8 mi
Jefferson ElemArkansas CityPre-K–5261Public1.0 mi
Roosevelt ElemArkansas CityPre-K–5219Public0.1 mi
Arkansas City Middle SchArkansas City6–8628Public0.8 mi
Arkansas City HighArkansas City9–12885Public1.7 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Ark City Christian AcademyArkansas CityPre-K–1286Christian (no specific denomination)0.8 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolArkansas CityPre-K–548Roman Catholic0.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Arkansas City and Silverdale.

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