Bates County, Missouri

Bates County, Missouri, has 16,512 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Butler. It uses Central Time and covers 837 sq mi (2,167 km²) of land.

Bates County in Missouri

Bates County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 16,512
Land area: 837 sq mi (2,167 km²)
County seat or government: Butler
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $60,733 ± $4,639
Median home value: $170,800 ± $12,266
Median rent, with utilities: $786 ± $73
Homes lived in by their owners: 74.9% ± 3.3 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Kansas City, MO-KS metro areaOutlying county
Water area: 14.7 sq mi (38 km²)
State: Missouri
County code (FIPS): 29013
Coordinates (central point): 38.257217, -94.339246

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Time zones in Bates County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

647306,432 people
647204,494 people
647792,688 people
647422,185 people
647252,130 people
647241,999 people
647881,435 people
647701,151 people
64752545 people
64723452 people
64780364 people
64722325 people

All 13

6474551 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Bates County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Bates County, largest first

All 24

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Missouri, by county

School districts in Bates County, largest first

Butler R-V School District5,797 people
Adrian R-III School District4,335 people
Archie R-V School District3,515 people
Rich Hill R-IV School District2,636 people
Appleton City R-II School District2,151 people
Drexel R-IV School District1,849 people
Miami R-I School District (Bates County)963 people
Ballard R-II School District766 people
Hume R-VIII School District648 people
Hudson R-IX School District419 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

Cass County, Missouri27 mi north
Linn County, Kansas28 mi west
Vernon County, Missouri28 mi south
Henry County, Missouri31 mi east
St. Clair County, Missouri34 mi southeast
Miami County, Kansas34 mi northwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

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