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Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson is a city in Reno County, Kansas with an estimated 39,561 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 11th largest of 193 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
39,561
#11 of 193 in Kansas
Change since 2020
-1.1%
-444 people
Land area
25.4 sq mi
+ 0.05 sq mi water
Density
1,556 / sq mi
State median 1,527
Orange pin: Hutchinson. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Topeka.

Hutchinson population, 2020 to 2024

Hutchinson lost 444 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.1%. In the latest year it moved by -44. Among 63 Kansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 47th; the median place changed by +0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Kansas has 11,560 people, so Hutchinson is 3.4 times that size.

40.0k202039.7k202139.7k202239.6k202339.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 40,018. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hutchinson covers 25.43 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 1,556 people per square mile of land. The median Kansas place of 5,000+ has 1,527, so Hutchinson is close to the typical town.

What county Hutchinson is in

All of Hutchinson's residents live in Reno County, which had 61,417 residents in 2024. Hutchinson holds 64.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Hutchinson

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Hutchinson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 67501, 67502. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Hutchinson is

The Census internal point of Hutchinson is at 38.064200, -97.908600. Topeka, the capital, is 138.3 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wichita, KS (400,991 people), 40.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
38.064200, -97.908600
DMS
38°03'51.12"N 97°54'30.96"W
UTM
14N 595739.8E 4213500.4N
Geohash
9yf2s13hh
Plus code
86C4337R+MH

Daylight in Hutchinson

At 38.06° N, Hutchinson gets about 14 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 31 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hutchinson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kansas, measured between internal points. The closest is South Hutchinson, 3.5 miles away, with 2,506 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hutchinson, KS?

39,561 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 444 (1.1%) from 40,005 in July 2020.

What county is Hutchinson in?

Reno County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Hutchinson?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 67501, 67502.

How far is Hutchinson from Topeka?

138.3 miles (222.6 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Hutchinson.

What is the nearest larger city to Hutchinson?

Wichita, KS, with 400,991 residents, 40.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.