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Welcome to Weatherby Lake ...

The city of Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Weatherby Lake: Weatherby Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weatherby Lake has a population of 2,080 people<2> (see below for details).

Weatherby Lake is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Weatherby Lake: 816 & 975<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weatherby Lake had an population of 2,080 people. This is an increase of 20.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weatherby Lake had a population of 1,723 people. This makes Weatherby Lake the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Weatherby Lake represents 0.03% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,723 people, the population of Weatherby Lake decreased 8.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,873 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Weatherby Lake.

Communities near Weatherby Lake ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
  • Lenexa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <5>
  • Leavenworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Leawood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <5>
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gladstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weatherby Lake ...

Looking for more information about Weatherby Lake? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Weatherby Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Weatherby Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, 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 Weatherby Lake.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weatherby Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Weatherby Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Weatherby Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.