Silver Lake is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas, home to about 1,553 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 66539.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Silver Lake. 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)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX439 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Silver Lake; 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.
Silver Lake had 1,345 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 150th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Shawnee County grew from 53,727 residents in 1900 to 178,909 in 2020.
Shawnee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 37.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Topeka - Nws, KS weather station (12 miles away).
77,340 jobs at 3,959 businesses in Shawnee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Silver Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
Grocery stores
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 Silver Lake. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake ElemSilver Lake | Pre-K–6 | 355 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr HighSilver Lake | 7–12 | 355 | Public | 0.6 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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