Map of Shawnee, United States

Shawnee is a city in Kansas, United States, with a population of about 65,046. It lies at 39.0417°N, 94.7202°W, about 325 m above sea level. Shawnee is about 1,527 km (949 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Overland Park, 8 km to the southeast.

Shawnee at a glance

Where is Shawnee?

• The 6th largest city in Kansas 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 Shawnee

• Overland Park — 8 km southeast
• Lenexa — 10 km south
• Leawood — 12 km southeast
• Kansas City — 14 km northeast
• Olathe — 20 km southwest
• Independence — 27 km east
• Lee's Summit — 33 km southeast
• Leavenworth — 35 km northwest
• Blue Springs — 38 km east
• Lawrence — 45 km west

Largest cities in Kansas

• Wichita — 396,119
• Overland Park — 186,515
• Olathe — 134,305
• Topeka — 125,963
• Lawrence — 93,917
• Manhattan — 56,308
• Lenexa — 52,490
• Salina — 47,813
• Hutchinson — 41,569
• Leavenworth — 35,980

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.