Town guide

Wayside, Kansas

Wayside is a community in Montgomery County, Kansas across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 67301.

Homes sold for a median of $96 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Price per sq ft$96Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wayside

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wayside. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Wayside

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)72 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK77 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX312 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wayside

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

Montgomery County grew from 29,039 residents in 1900 to 31,486 in 2020.

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 29,039, 1910: 49,474, 1920: 49,645, 1930: 51,411, 1940: 49,729, 1950: 46,487, 1960: 45,007, 1970: 39,949, 1980: 42,281, 1990: 38,816, 2000: 36,252, 2010: 35,471, 2020: 31,48629K’00’1050K’20’3050K’40’5045K’60’7042K’80’9036K’00’1031K’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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WaysideJan: high 45°F, low 23°F, 1.4 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 35°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 45°F, 4.5 in; May: high 77°F, low 56°F, 6.8 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 6.3 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 70°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 59°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 47°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 26°F, 2.4 in45°23°Jan1.450°26°Feb1.960°35°Mar2.969°45°Apr4.577°56°May6.886°65°Jun6.391°70°Jul4.390°68°Aug4.583°59°Sep4.172°47°Oct4.159°35°Nov2.448°26°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Independence, KS weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

12,042 jobs at 705 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyManufacturing: 3,901 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,022 jobs; Retail trade: 1,352 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 939 jobs; Construction: 455 jobs; Wholesale trade: 432 jobs; Other services: 361 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 359 jobsManufacturing 32% Health care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 4% Wholesale trade 4% Other services 3% Transportation and warehousing 3%

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

Health care

111 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wayside.

Nearest hospitals

  • Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Coffeyville13.7 miles
  • Wilson Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Neodesha13.7 miles
  • Fredonia Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fredonia21.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors2
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers61
Physical and occupational therapists7
Optometrists2
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies6

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 Wayside

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Independence Dog Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • South 10th Street Park · 2 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter1.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Independence Historical Museum & Art Center0.6 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 Wayside

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Eisenhower ElemIndependencePre-K–2323Public0.9 mi
Jefferson SchoolIndependence3–5356Public1.2 mi
BRIDGES AcademyIndependence6–1224Public1.3 mi
Independence MiddleIndependence6–8376Public0.4 mi
Independence Sr HighIndependence9–12550Public0.6 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Independence Bible SchoolIndependencePre-K–1287Christian (no specific denomination)2.2 mi
St Andrew Catholic SchoolIndependencePre-K–889Roman Catholic0.9 mi
Zion Lutheran SchoolIndependencePre-K–842Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.6 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 Independence and Sycamore.

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