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Welcome to Derby ...

The city of Derby is located in Sedgwick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Derby has a population of 24,970 people<2> (see below for details).

Derby is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Derby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Derby: 316

The ZIP code for Derby: 67037<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Derby had an population of 24,970 people. This is an increase of 12.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Derby had a population of 22,158 people. This makes Derby the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Derby represents 0.78% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,158 people, the population of Derby increased 24.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,807 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Derby.

Communities Also Named Derby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Derby - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Derby.

Websites for Derby ...

Official Website:   www.derbyweb.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.derbyks.com/

Communities near Derby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Derby.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Derby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Derby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Derby. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Derby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derby ...

Looking for more information about Derby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Derby, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Derby.

Adding Derby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Derby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Derby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Derby post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Sedgwick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Derby.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Derby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Derby). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Derby or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/