Holt is a city in Clay County, Missouri, home to about 440 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64048.
Homes sold for a median of $255 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Holt, part in Kearney
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Holt. 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)20 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL388 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Holt; 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.
Holt had 471 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 548th 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 (5 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).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Holt.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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
Pharmacies
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Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Hills Christian AcademyHolt | K–12 | 97 | Baptist | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data 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 Kearney.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.