Kansas City, Missouri
City
City of Kansas City
From top left: Downtown Kansas City from Liberty Memorial, Crown Center at Christmas, KC Streetcar, Washington Square Park, Union Station lit blue for the World Series, the Thinker at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Liberty Memorial, and the Library area of Downtown.
Seal Flag of Kansas City, Missouri
Nickname(s):  "KC", "KCMO", the "City of Fountains", or the "Heart of America"
Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Casscounties in the state of Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°05′59″N 94°34′42″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass
Incorporated	June 1, 1850 (as the Town of Kansas); March 28, 1853 (as the City of Kansas)
Named for	Kansas River
Government
• Mayor	Sly James (D)
• Mayor Pro Tem	Scott Wagner
Area [1]
• City	319.03 sq mi(826.28 km2)
• Land	314.95 sq mi (815.72 km2)
• Water	4.08 sq mi (10.57 km2)
• Urban	584.4 sq mi (1,513.59 km2)
• Metro	7,952 sq mi (20,596 km2)
Elevation	910 ft (277 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	459,787
• Estimate  (2017)[2]	488,943
• Rank	US: 37th MO: 1st
• Density	1,400/sq mi (560/km2)
• Urban	1,519,417 (US: 31st)
• Metro	2,159,159 (US: 29th)
• CSA	2,428,362 (US: 24th)
Demonym(s)	Kansas Citian
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	64101-64102, 64105-64106, 64108-64114, 64116-64121, 64123-64134, 64136-64139, 64141, 64144-64149, 64151-64158, 64161, 64163-64168, 64170-64172, 64179-64180, 64183-64184, 64187-64188, 64190-64193, 64195-64199, 64999[3]
Area codes	816, 975 (planned)
FIPS code	29000-38000[4]
GNIS feature ID	0748198[5]
Interstates
Airports	Kansas City International Airport
Website	KCMO.org