Kearney is a city in Clay County, Missouri, home to about 10,885 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64060, and parts of 64024 and 64048 are in Kearney too.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Kearney
Mostly Excelsior Springs; part is in Kearney
Part is in Kearney, part in Holt
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kearney. 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, MO20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL389 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kearney; 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.
Kearney had 10,404 residents in the 2020 census, up 90% since 2000.
It’s the 81st 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 (about a mile 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).
79 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kearney.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 11 |
| Mental health providers | 12 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 28 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 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 1856.
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 Kearney R-I. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney Early Education CenterKearney | Pre-K | 44 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Kearney Elem.Kearney | Pre-K–5 | 223 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Dogwood Elem.Kearney | K–5 | 463 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Hawthorne Elem.Kearney | K–5 | 264 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Southview Elem.Kearney | K–5 | 455 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| LensKearney | 4–5 | 60 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Kearney MiddleKearney | 6–7 | 591 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Kearney Jr.. HighKearney | 8–9 | 510 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Kearney HighKearney | 10–12 | 814 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northland Christian SchoolKearney | Pre-K–5 | 21 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.5 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 Excelsior Springs, Wood Heights, Holt, Crystal Lakes, Homestead, Prathersville and Mosby.
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