Welcome to Derby ...

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

The location of Derby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Derby is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Derby: (316)

The ZIP code for Derby: 67037<5>

Websites for Derby ...

Official Website:   www.derbyweb.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.derbyks.com/

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 (which had 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.

Communities near Derby ...

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

• Wichita
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <6>
• Andover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• Augusta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <6>
• Bel Aire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <6>
• Park City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <6>
• Maize
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
• Goddard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Goddard is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goddard <6>
• Rose Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <6>
• Clearwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <6>
• Kechi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
  • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <6>

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 for Derby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Derby: www.derbyweb.com/

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/