Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:52 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:33 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F38 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days47 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMetropolitan Community College - Business and Technologycollege · under a mileBrowns Lake (historical)lake · 1.9 miKansas City University of Medicine and Biosciencescollege · 3.1 miBlue Riverriver · 2.4 miWinnetonka Lake (historical)lake · 2.8 miOld Channel Missouri Riverriver · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuckeye Greenwaypark · 1.3 mi · 96 acresNortheast Athletic Fieldpark · 1.4 miSugar Creek (Labenite Park)state park · 6.8 miThomas Hart Benton Home And Studio State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.7 miLipton Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.9 miLiberty Bend Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 134 acresSource: 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 200750 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200750 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJackson County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality57% of days had good air in 2025209 of 365 days measured153 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 293main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jackson County monitors, MO
Drinking waterKansas City PWSserves 553,295 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation735 ft224 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNKC Health - North Kansas City Hospital2.2 miPost officeExecutive Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorth Kansas City City Hall3.2 miPoliceNorth Kansas City Police Department3.2 miFire stationKansas City Missouri Fire Department Station 47under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 elementary, 1 highElementaryJames Elementary School1.4 miElementaryGladstone Elementary School1.5 miElementaryHoly Cross Catholic School1.5 miCollegeMetropolitan Community College - Business and Technologyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI16 miInterstateI-4351.0 miUS highwayUS 242.3 miAmtrakUnion Station KCY5.1 miLight railRIVER MARKET (3RD & GRAND)Kansas City Streetcar4.0 miCoachKansas City Bus StationFlixBus3.8 miTransit36 stops within a mileKansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 64121 ZIP area.
