Missouri · Census place 2953102

North Kansas City, Missouri

North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri with an estimated 5,630 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 123rd largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,630
#123 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020
+23.2%
+1,062 people
Land area
4.4 sq mi
+ 0.24 sq mi water
Density
1,288 / sq mi
State median 1,448
Orange pin: North Kansas City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

North Kansas City population, 2020 to 2024

North Kansas City added 1,062 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +23.2%. In the latest year it moved by +96. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 2nd; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so North Kansas City is 46% of it.

4,56820204,55620214,61920225,53420235,6302024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,465. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Kansas City covers 4.37 square miles of land and 0.24 of water, for 1,288 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so North Kansas City is less dense than the typical town.

What county North Kansas City is in

All of North Kansas City's residents live in Clay County, which had 263,370 residents in 2024. North Kansas City holds 2.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Kansas City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Kansas City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64116. 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 North Kansas City is

The Census internal point of North Kansas City is at 39.139600, -94.564700. Jefferson City, the capital, is 134.4 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kansas City, MO (516,032 people), 1.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.139600, -94.564700
DMS
39°08'22.56"N 94°33'52.92"W
UTM
15N 364773.1E 4333434.0N
Geohash
9yuy8jhhd
Plus code
86F74CQP+R4

Daylight in North Kansas City

At 39.14° N, North Kansas City gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near North Kansas City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Kansas City, 1.3 miles away, with 516,032 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Kansas City, MO?

5,630 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,062 (23.2%) from 4,568 in July 2020.

What county is North Kansas City in?

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

What ZIP codes cover North Kansas City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 64116.

How far is North Kansas City from Jefferson City?

134.4 miles (216.3 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from North Kansas City.

What is the nearest larger city to North Kansas City?

Kansas City, MO, with 516,032 residents, 1.2 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.