Welcome to Weston ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weston has a population of 1,821 people<3> (see below for details).

Weston is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Weston: (816)

The ZIP code for Weston: 64098<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weston had an population of 1,821 people. This is an increase of 10.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weston had a population of 1,641 people. This makes Weston the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Weston represents 0.03% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 269th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,641 people, the population of Weston has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,631 people).

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

Communities Also Named Weston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Weston - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Weston ...

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

• Leavenworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <6>
• Lansing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
• Smithville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <6>
• Atchison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <6>
• Parkville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
  • Parkville is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <6>
• Basehor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
  • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <6>
• Platte City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Platte City is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <6>
• Weatherby Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
  • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
• Lake Waukomis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waukomis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
  • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
• Ferrelview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrelview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
  • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weston. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Weston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weston ...

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

Adding Weston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weston post office opened in 1841.

We also found Weston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/