Map of Kansas City, United States

Kansas City is a city in Missouri, United States, with a population of about 475,378. It lies at 39.0997°N, 94.5786°W, about 274 m above sea level. Kansas City is about 1,514 km (941 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shawnee, 14 km to the southwest.

Kansas City at a glance

Where is Kansas City?

• The 44th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Missouri on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 25 min on the shortest day to 14 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kansas City

• Shawnee — 14 km southwest
• Independence — 14 km east
• Leawood — 15 km south
• Overland Park — 15 km southwest
• Lenexa — 21 km southwest
• Lee's Summit — 27 km southeast
• Blue Springs — 27 km east
• Olathe — 32 km southwest
• Leavenworth — 38 km northwest
• Lawrence — 58 km west

Largest cities in Missouri

• St. Louis — 279,695
• Springfield — 170,188
• Columbia — 129,330
• Independence — 117,255
• Lee's Summit — 95,094
• O'Fallon — 85,040
• Saint Joseph — 76,780
• Saint Charles — 65,794
• Blue Springs — 54,148
• Saint Peters — 52,575

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.