Shawnee is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, home to about 68,542 people across 42 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 66203, 66216, 66217, 66218 and 66226, and parts of 66214 and 66227 are in Shawnee too.
Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Shawnee; also Merriam and Overland Park
Mostly Shawnee; also Lenexa
Mostly Shawnee; also Lenexa and Lake Quivira
All in Shawnee
All in Shawnee
Mostly Overland Park; part is in Shawnee
Mostly Lenexa; part is in Shawnee
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shawnee. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL417 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shawnee; 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.
Shawnee had 67,311 residents in the 2020 census, up 40% since 2000.
It’s the 7th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Johnson County grew from 18,104 residents in 1900 to 609,863 in 2020.
Johnson 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 22°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap, MO weather station (9 miles away).
352,238 jobs at 18,999 businesses in Johnson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
561 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shawnee’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 35 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 52 |
| Dentists | 66 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 112 |
| Mental health providers | 139 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 78 |
| Optometrists | 19 |
| Chiropractors | 60 |
| Pharmacies | 15 |
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 (85 nearby)
Grocery stores (12 nearby)
Pharmacies (8 nearby)
Libraries (7 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by De Soto, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Elementary SchoolShawnee | Pre-K–5 | 381 | Public | 7.8 mi |
| Bluejacket-FlintShawnee | Pre-K–6 | 395 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Broken Arrow ElemShawnee | Pre-K–6 | 382 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Clear Creek ElemShawnee | Pre-K–5 | 461 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| Horizon ElementaryShawnee | Pre-K–5 | 351 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| Merriam Park ElementaryMerriam | Pre-K–6 | 415 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Mize Elementary SchoolShawnee | Pre-K–5 | 474 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Nieman ElemShawnee | Pre-K–6 | 456 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolShawnee | Pre-K–5 | 431 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Ray Marsh ElemShawnee | Pre-K–6 | 458 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Rhein Benninghoven ElemShawnee | Pre-K–6 | 423 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Riverview ElementaryShawnee | Pre-K–5 | 441 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Shawanoe ElemShawnee | Pre-K–6 | 530 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Monticello Trails Middle SchoolShawnee | 6–8 | 655 | Public | 6.5 mi |
| Hocker Grove MiddleShawnee | 7–8 | 714 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Trailridge MiddleShawnee | 7–8 | 752 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Mill Valley High SchoolShawnee | 9–12 | 1,432 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| Shawnee Mission Northwest HighShawnee | 9–12 | 1,599 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd SchoolShawnee | Pre-K–8 | 331 | Roman Catholic | 2.7 mi |
| Hope Lutheran SchoolShawnee | Pre-K–8 | 136 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.2 mi |
| Maranatha Christian AcademyShawnee | K–12 | 550 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 7.1 mi |
| Midland Adventist AcademyShawnee | K–12 | 127 | Seventh-day Adventist | 3.3 mi |
| Sacred Heart SchoolShawnee | K–8 | 394 | Roman Catholic | 6.3 mi |
| St Joseph Catholic SchoolShawnee | K–8 | 380 | 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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Shares ZIP codes with Lenexa, Overland Park, Merriam and Lake Quivira.
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