Sugar Creek is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, home to about 3,249 people across 11 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64050, 64054 and 64058.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Independence; part is in Sugar Creek
Part is in Sugar Creek, part in Independence
Part is in Sugar Creek, part in Independence and River Bend
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sugar Creek. 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)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL399 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sugar Creek; 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.
Sugar Creek had 3,271 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 191st largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Jackson County grew from 195,193 residents in 1900 to 717,204 in 2020.
Jackson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Independence, MO weather station (4 miles away).
360,017 jobs at 18,212 businesses in Jackson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
136 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sugar Creek’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 9 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 18 |
| Mental health providers | 53 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 22 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| 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 (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Independence 30. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Elem.Independence | Pre-K–5 | 193 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Mill Creek Elem.Independence | Pre-K–5 | 250 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Ott Elem.Independence | Pre-K–5 | 384 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Sugar Creek Elem.Sugar Creek | Pre-K–1 | 134 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Thomas Hart Benton Elem.Independence | Pre-K–5 | 401 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Day TreatmentIndependence | K–12 | — | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Abraham Mallinson ElementarySugar Creek | 2–5 | 282 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Independence AcademyIndependence | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 1.9 mi |
| William Chrisman HighIndependence | 9–12 | 1,417 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Place Restoration SchoolIndependence | Pre-K–12 | 220 | Other religious | 2.4 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 Independence and River Bend.
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.