North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, home to about 4,983 people across 4.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64116.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Kansas City; part is in North Kansas City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside North Kansas City. 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)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL406 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North Kansas City; 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.
North Kansas City had 4,467 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 145th 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap, MO weather station (2 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).
739 doctors and other health care providers list an office in North Kansas City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 49 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 286 |
| Dentists | 21 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 160 |
| Mental health providers | 112 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 91 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 19 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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 North Kansas City 74. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview ElementaryKansas City | Pre-K–5 | 487 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Briarcliff ElementaryKansas City | K–5 | 352 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Ctr. for Educ. DevelopmentKansas City | K–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.1 mi |
| North Kansas City HighKansas City | 9–12 | 1,719 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick SchoolKansas City | Pre-K–8 | 134 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 mi |
| St Pius X High SchoolKansas City | 9–12 | 415 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 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 Kansas City and Gladstone.
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