Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay County, Missouri, home to about 10,484 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64024.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Excelsior Springs; also Kearney and Wood Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Excelsior Springs. 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)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL384 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Excelsior Springs; 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.
Excelsior Springs had 10,553 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 84th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Clay County grew from 18,903 residents in 1900 to 253,335 in 2020.
Clay County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kearney 3e, MO weather station (6 miles away).
118,402 jobs at 5,654 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
82 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Excelsior Springs.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 17 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1880.
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 Excelsior Springs 40. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone ElementaryExcelsior Springs | Pre-K–5 | 466 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Excelsior Springs Ear Chld CtrExcelsior Springs | Pre-K | 151 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Elkhorn ElementaryExcelsior Springs | K–5 | 239 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Lewis ElementaryExcelsior Springs | K–5 | 354 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Excelsior Springs MiddleExcelsior Springs | 6–8 | 540 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Excelsior Springs HighExcelsior Springs | 9–12 | 764 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Excelsior Springs Tech. HighExcelsior Springs | 10–12 | 147 | Career and Technical | 0.3 mi |
| Excelsior Springs Career Ctr.Excelsior Springs | 11–12 | — | Career and Technical | 1.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Kearney, Wood Heights, Crystal Lakes, Homestead, Prathersville and Mosby.
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