Welcome to Bates City ...

The city of Bates City is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bates City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bates City has a population of 226 people<2> (see below for details).

Bates City is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bates City: (816)

The ZIP code for Bates City: 64011<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bates City had an population of 226 people. This is an increase of 3.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bates City had a population of 219 people. This makes Bates City the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 219 people, the population of Bates City decreased 10.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 245 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bates City.

Communities near Bates City ...

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

• Independence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Lee's Summit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <5>
• Blue Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
• Grain Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
  • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Odessa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
• Higginsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Higginsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higginsville <5>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>

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 Bates City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bates City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bates City. 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 Bates City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bates City. See our Newspapers Page for Bates City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bates City ...

Looking for more information about Bates City? 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 Bates City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bates City.

Adding Bates City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bates City 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 for Bates City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bates City post office opened in 1879.

We also found Bates City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bates City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bates City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/