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Welcome to Winnetonka ...

Winnetonka is located in Clay County<1>.

Winnetonka is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Winnetonka: 816 & 975<3>

Communities near Winnetonka ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenexa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Leawood
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Raytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winnetonka ...

Looking for more information about Winnetonka? 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 Winnetonka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winnetonka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winnetonka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Winnetonka area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Winnetonka area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.