Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:53 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:34 am – 5:00 pm
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People24,881 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.79,869 householdsMedian household income $111,744Median home value $353,300Median rent $1,484 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,845 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 13,332 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 18%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 21 minutes72% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages54% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, other languages 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 20°F41 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 10 days34 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Olathe 3e station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsCivic Centerrecreation area · under a mileSwarnerpark · 1.1 miThomas Hart Benton Home And Studio State Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.4 miPrairie Centerstate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 302 acresHarry S Truman National Historic Sitehistoric site · 13.4 miSaeger Woods Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200745 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJohnson County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 188main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Johnson County monitors, KS
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWater District 1 of Johnson Coserves 490,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,015 ft309 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalShawnee Mission Medical Center3.0 miPost officeShawnee Post Office1.5 miTown hallShawnee City Hall1.6 miPoliceShawnee Police Department2.3 miFire stationShawnee Fire Department Headquarters - John B Glaser Fire Station1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 5 otherHighShawnee Mission Northwest High Schoolunder a mileElementaryRhein Benninghoven Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolHope Lutheran Schoolunder a mileCollegeKansas Christian College4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI20 miInterstateI-4352.4 miUS highwayUS 1692.6 miAmtrakLawrence, KS LRC26 miLight railPLAZA (CLEAVER/BROOKSIDE)Kansas City Streetcar8.5 miCoachKansas City 47Th St Transit CenterGreyhound7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66216 ZIP area.
