Kansas · Census place 2064500

Shawnee, Kansas

Shawnee is a city in Johnson County, Kansas with an estimated 69,724 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 7th largest of 193 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 69,724; #7 of 193 in Kansas
Change since 2020: +3.4%; +2,294 people
Land area: 42.0 sq mi; + 0.89 sq mi water
Density: 1,661 / sq mi; State median 1,527

Orange pin: Shawnee. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Topeka.

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Shawnee population, 2020 to 2024

Shawnee added 2,294 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.4%. In the latest year it moved by +460. Among 63 Kansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 16th; the median place changed by +0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Kansas has 11,560 people, so Shawnee is 6.0 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 67,315. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Shawnee covers 41.98 square miles of land and 0.89 of water, for 1,661 people per square mile of land. The median Kansas place of 5,000+ has 1,527, so Shawnee is close to the typical town.

What county Shawnee is in

All of Shawnee's residents live in Johnson County, which had 632,276 residents in 2024. Shawnee holds 11.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Shawnee

7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Shawnee by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 66203, 66214, 66216, 66217, 66218, 66226, 66227. 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 Shawnee is

The Census internal point of Shawnee is at 39.017500, -94.805800. Topeka, the capital, is 46.9 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kansas City, KS (156,752 people), 8.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.017500, -94.805800
DMS: 39°01'3.00"N 94°48'20.88"W
UTM: 15N 343665.7E 4320269.8N
Geohash: 9yutfwut2
Plus code: 86F7258V+XM

Daylight in Shawnee

At 39.02° N, Shawnee gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Shawnee

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Lake Quivira, 2.5 miles away, with 1,006 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Shawnee, KS?

69,724 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,294 (3.4%) from 67,430 in July 2020.

What county is Shawnee in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Shawnee?

7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 66203, 66214, 66216, 66217, 66218, 66226, 66227.

How far is Shawnee from Topeka?

46.9 miles (75.4 km) in a straight line, heading W from Shawnee.

What is the nearest larger city to Shawnee?

Kansas City, KS, with 156,752 residents, 8.0 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.

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