Town guide

Winfield, Kansas

Winfield is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, home to about 11,711 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 67019 and 67156.

Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,7111,051 per sq mi
Median home value$132,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$112Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Winfield

2 ZIP codes

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Around Winfield

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)94 miles away
Closer regional airportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS37 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX308 miles away

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

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

Who represents Winfield

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

Winfield had 11,777 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 31st largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

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

Winfield population by census2000: 12,206, 2010: 12,301, 2020: 11,77712,206200012,301201011,7772020

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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WinfieldJan: high 44°F, low 20°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 24°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 33°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 43°F, 4.1 in; May: high 77°F, low 54°F, 6 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5.7 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 68°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 66°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 58°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 33°F, 2.1 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 23°F, 1.7 in44°20°Jan1.149°24°Feb1.559°33°Mar2.968°43°Apr4.177°54°May6.086°64°Jun5.791°68°Jul4.390°66°Aug4.582°58°Sep3.171°45°Oct3.758°33°Nov2.146°23°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winfield 3ne, KS weather station (3 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

133 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Winfield’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • William Newton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Winfield2.0 miles
  • Rock Regional Hospital, LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Derby28.0 miles
  • Kansas Medical Center LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Andover34.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors9
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers57
Physical and occupational therapists8
Optometrists7
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies9

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 Winfield

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Black Creek Park · 15 acres2.1 mi
  • Cherry Street Park · 14 acres2.1 mi
  • Albright Park · 3 acres2.3 mi
  • T H Vaughn Tennis Center · 3 acres2.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park · 2 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Kora's Oriental Food Market2.9 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.0 mi
  • Dillons3.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Medicap Pharmacy1.4 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Deets Library1.6 mi
  • Winfield Public Library1.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Richardson Performing Arts Center1.5 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1873.

Notable people born here

  • Eugene Pallette (1889) · American actor (1889–1954)
  • Ira Davenport (1887) · American track athlete, baseball player, American football player and coach (1887–1941)
  • Ira Davenport (1887) · American track athlete, baseball player, American football player and coach (1887–1941)
  • Darren E. Burrows (1966) · American actor

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Winfield

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

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Central ElemBurdenPre-K–6162Public11.8 mi
Country View ElemWinfieldPre-K–5114Public3.8 mi
Irving ElemWinfieldPre-K–5234Public2.2 mi
Lowell ElemWinfieldPre-K–5214Public2.8 mi
Whittier ElemWinfieldPre-K–5259Public1.9 mi
Winfield Middle SchoolWinfield6–8456Public1.1 mi
Central Jr-Sr HighBurden7–12139Public11.7 mi
Winfield HighWinfield9–12638Public1.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Trinity Lutheran SchoolWinfieldPre-K–858Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod1.8 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 Burden and New Salem.

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