Wamego, Kansas

About Wamego

Wamego, KS is a small town located in northern Kansas counting 4,888 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Wamego is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.64 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,852 residents per square mile.

📰 Wamego News Today

• Wamego preparing for 1st girls' flag football season themercury.com · Aug 18
• Paul Schweir Obituary Aug 8, 2026 Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home | Wamego, KS · Aug 8
• Olympic gold medalist loses Cartier rings. JoCo man with metal detector finds them Kansas City Star · Aug 5
• Axiota Animal Health Names Wamego, Kansas, as Global Headquarters PR Newswire · Mar 31
• Wamego ready to welcome crowds to Boomtown again for the Fourth of July ksnt.com · Jun 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wamego Unique

• The only place in America named Wamego — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wamego

• Barleycorn's Downtown Deli — sandwich
• Friendship House — american
• Gambino's Pizza — pizza
• La Hacienda — mexican
• Paramour Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Toto's Tacoz — mexican
• Smokin' Wille's Barbecue — barbecue
• The Brew — coffee shop (café)
• The Friendly Cooker — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Missile Silo Home · Attraction
• Oz Museum · Museum
• Dorothy's House · Attraction
• The Yellow Brick Road · Attraction
• Wamego Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wamego

• City Park reviews ★
• Miller Family Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Pennyland Park reviews ★
• Railroad Park reviews ★
• Riverfront Park reviews ★
• Wamego Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Wamego Recreation Complex reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wamego

• Central Elem
• Wamego High
• Wamego High School Virtual School
• Wamego Middle School
• West Elem

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Wamego Health Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wamego

🏘️ Nearby Communities