Platte City, Missouri
46 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Carroll Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64079. The Survey maps it on the Platte City quadrangle. 4,784 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
On record in Platte City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Frederick Krause Mansionlisted 1978- Platte County Courthouselisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresPlatte City grew from 4,691 to 4,784 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,691 | |
| 2020 | 4,784 | +93 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 46 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1910 USGS Leavenworth quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1948 USGS Leavenworth quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Platte City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Leavenworth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Platte City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Platte City in 2007, burning about 11 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 November 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Platte City: 26 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coffey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Everett Quarry # 49 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harris Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Platte City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Platte City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spratt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spratt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Platte City in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 32 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Platte City | $4,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flood | Platte City | $500,000 | The Platte River at Platte City crested at 32.50 feet, or 12.50 feet above flood stage. This was its third highest crest on record and was on May 10, 2007. Several homes suffered loss and there was widespread agricultural losses in the adjacent bottom lands. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | $50,000 | Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down throughout northern parts of the county. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Platte City | $30,000 | All exposed car wind shields cracked or broken. Numerous dings on vehicles. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | $30,000 | Large section of grocery store roof blown off. Also car windows and store front windows broken or blown out. Restaurant door blown off. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | $7,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | $5,000 | HH Highway and Bethel Road was closed due to trees into the power lines. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | $2,000 | Power lines were reported down at I-29 and Highway 92. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | $1,000 | Several shingles blown off roof. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Downed wires and power outages in Platte City. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Multiple reports of tree limbs and wires down near the Platte City area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Downed wires and power outages east of Platte City. |
| October 2024 | Hail | Platte City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Platte City. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Downed wires and power outages near Fontana Avenue. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Platte City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Platte City. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | There were several small tree limbs down in Platte City, with some power outages. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Power lines were down near Platte City. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | An amateur radio spotter reported 60 mph wind. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. One to two inch tree limbs were reported down. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated around 60 mph, near the I-29 and Highway 92 intersection. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | A tree was blocking Highway 45. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Platte City | - | The Platte River near Platte City crested at 25.70 feet, or 5.70 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Platte City | - | Water covering many city streets due to heavy rains. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | Numerous trees down. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Platte City | - | Several streets in town were water covered due to brief heavy rains. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Platte City | - | The Platte County Sheriff's office reported golfball-size hail during a severe thunderstorm in Platte City. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 60 mph at the Kansas City International Airport. The same thunderstorm produced a 55 mph wind gust at Platte City, which knocked down a few large tree limbs. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Platte City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy | 0.7 miles | 44 | |
| West Platte | 3.3 miles | 44 | |
| Stubbs | 4.1 miles | 44 | |
| Beverly | 4.5 miles | 46 | |
| Kerrville | 4.7 miles | 36 | |
| East Leavenworth | 5.3 miles | 46 | |
| Woodruff | 5.4 miles | 44 | |
| Buxton | 6.0 miles | 46 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Platte City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q958341 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730178. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











