Welcome to Edwardsville ...

The city of Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Edwardsville: Named for John J. Edwards.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Edwardsville has a population of 4,515 people<3> (see below for details).

Edwardsville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Edwardsville is located in the (913) area code.

The ZIP code for Edwardsville: 66113<5>

Websites for Edwardsville ...

Official Website: www.edwardsvilleks.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edwardsville had an population of 4,515 people. This is an increase of 4.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edwardsville had a population of 4,340 people. This makes Edwardsville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Edwardsville represents 0.15% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,340 people, the population of Edwardsville increased 4.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,146 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Edwardsville.

Communities Also Named Edwardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Edwardsville - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edwardsville.

Communities near Edwardsville ...

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

• Kansas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <6>
• Overland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <6>
• Kansas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <6>
• Olathe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <6>
• Shawnee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
• Lenexa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <6>
• Leavenworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <6>
• Leawood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <6>
• Raytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <6>
• Gladstone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <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 Edwardsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edwardsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwardsville ...

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

Adding Edwardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edwardsville post office opened in 1867.

We also found Edwardsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwardsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Edwardsville: www.edwardsvilleks.org/

The official website for Wyandotte County: www.wycokck.org/

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