Map of Leavenworth, United States

Leavenworth is a city in Kansas, United States, with a population of about 35,980. It lies at 39.3111°N, 94.9225°W, about 256 m above sea level. Leavenworth is about 1,542 km (958 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shawnee, 35 km to the southeast.

Leavenworth at a glance

Where is Leavenworth?

• The 11th largest city in Kansas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 24 min on the shortest day to 14 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Leavenworth

• Shawnee — 35 km southeast
• Kansas City — 38 km southeast
• Overland Park — 43 km southeast
• Lenexa — 43 km south
• Lawrence — 46 km southwest
• Leawood — 46 km southeast
• Olathe — 49 km south
• Independence — 50 km southeast
• Saint Joseph — 51 km north
• Blue Springs — 64 km southeast

Largest cities in Kansas

• Wichita — 396,119
• Overland Park — 186,515
• Olathe — 134,305
• Topeka — 125,963
• Lawrence — 93,917
• Shawnee — 65,046
• Manhattan — 56,308
• Lenexa — 52,490
• Salina — 47,813
• Hutchinson — 41,569

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.