Town guide

Lake Lotawana, Missouri

Lake Lotawana is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, home to about 2,442 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64034 and 64086.

Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,442237 per sq mi
Median home value$564,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking32%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lake Lotawana

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lake Lotawana

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL401 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lake Lotawana

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

Lake Lotawana had 2,310 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.

It’s the 239th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Jackson County grew from 195,193 residents in 1900 to 717,204 in 2020.

Lake Lotawana population by census2000: 1,872, 2010: 1,939, 2020: 2,3101,87220001,93920102,3102020

Jackson County, 1900–2020

Jackson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,193, 1910: 283,522, 1920: 367,846, 1930: 470,454, 1940: 477,828, 1950: 541,035, 1960: 622,732, 1970: 654,558, 1980: 629,266, 1990: 633,232, 2000: 654,880, 2010: 674,158, 2020: 717,204195K’00’10368K’20’30478K’40’50623K’60’70629K’80’90655K’00’10717K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lake LotawanaJan: high 39°F, low 22°F, 1 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 26°F, 1.4 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 35°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 46°F, 4.2 in; May: high 75°F, low 56°F, 5.7 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 65°F, 5 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 70°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 59°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 47°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 36°F, 2.1 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 26°F, 1.4 in39°22°Jan1.044°26°Feb1.455°35°Mar2.166°46°Apr4.275°56°May5.784°65°Jun5.088°70°Jul4.687°68°Aug4.579°59°Sep3.167°47°Oct3.454°36°Nov2.143°26°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lees Summit Muni Ap, MO weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Jackson County

360,017 jobs at 18,212 businesses in Jackson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Jackson CountyHealth care and social assistance: 56,168 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 37,028 jobs; Retail trade: 36,377 jobs; Professional services: 34,835 jobs; Manufacturing: 30,058 jobs; Construction: 27,491 jobs; Wholesale trade: 25,917 jobs; Finance and insurance: 25,430 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 10% Professional services 10% Manufacturing 8% Construction 8% Wholesale trade 7% Finance and insurance 7%

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

Health care

627 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Lotawana’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Saint Luke's East HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lees Summit1.0 miles
  • Lee's Summit Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lees Summit3.2 miles
  • University Health Lakewood Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Kansas City5.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors60
Specialist doctors107
Dentists30
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants111
Mental health providers211
Physical and occupational therapists77
Optometrists11
Chiropractors20
Pharmacies12

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 Lake Lotawana

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Legacy Park · 685 acres1.3 mi
  • South Prairie Lee Park · 128 acres2.2 mi
  • Southeast Park · 74 acres1.8 mi
  • Canterbury Park · 6 acres2.1 mi
  • Lotawana Park · 1 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Price Chopper3.6 mi
  • Hy-Vee4.0 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market4.0 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter4.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hy-Vee Pharmacy4.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.8 mi

Libraries

  • Mid-Continent Public Library - East Lee's Summit Branch2.9 mi
  • Mid-Continent Public Library - Colbern Road Library Center4.0 mi
  • Mid-Continent Public Library - Blue Springs South Branch4.8 mi
  • Free Public Library Box6.2 mi
  • Mid-Continent Public Library - Lee's Summit Branch6.2 mi

Museums

  • Missouri Town Living History Museum Visitor Center3.5 mi
  • Lee's Summit History Museum5.1 mi
  • Blue Springs Historical Society6.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Legacy Park Amphitheatre1.4 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.

Schools in Lake Lotawana

Public schools here are run by Lee's Summit R-Vii. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Great Beginnings Early Ed Ctr.Lee's SummitPre-K331Public1.3 mi
Greenwood Elem.GreenwoodK–5300Public6.2 mi
Mason Elem.Lee's SummitK–5512Public1.8 mi
Meadow Lane Elem.Lee's SummitK–5435Public4.2 mi
R-7 Online AcademyLee?S SummitK–1265Public4.7 mi
Richardson Elem.Lee's SummitK–5405Public1.8 mi
Underwood Elem.Lee's SummitK–5511Public3.7 mi
Woodland Elem.Lee's SummitK–5423Public3.1 mi
Bernard C. Campbell MiddleLee's Summit6–81,043Public3.6 mi
Lee's Summit North HighLee's Summit9–121,940Public4.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Summit View Adventist SchoolLees SummitPre-K–826Seventh-day Adventist3.1 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 Lee's Summit, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago, Pleasant Hill, Lone Jack and Unity Village.

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