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Low Water Pressure in Kansas City, MO

Outside tap mounted on a house wall, the fixture closest to the incoming supply
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Kansas City has 259,200 occupied homes across 54 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1970. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Kansas City sits 17 years older than the MO median of 1987. Of the 78 MO towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 99% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 1st.

What 1970 tells you about the pipe in Kansas City

Housing of this vintage generally means copper as the usual supply material, so corrosion narrowing the pipe is far less likely. In houses of this era a whole-house pressure drop points at the pressure-reducing valve, the main shut-off, or the supply side of the meter rather than at the pipe itself. More on 1970s supply pipe.

57% of occupied homes in Kansas City are owner-occupied, 21 points below the MO figure of 78%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Kansas City ZIP codes is $65,435, 6% above the MO median of $61,964.

Before calling anyone in Kansas City, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Kansas City

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
64101193879
6410519564,377
6410619735,420
6410819775,414
6410919384,926
6411019387,567
64111193810,644
6411219534,881
6411319384,888
64114196012,419
6411619748,722
6411719696,537
64118197518,011
64119197413,095
641201990369
6412319384,118
6412419384,123
641251944701
6412619522,447
6412719497,542
6412819525,439
6412919613,598
6413019518,661
6413119599,748
6413219554,867
64133196614,831
6413419648,690
641361991654
6413719694,451
64138196810,614
641392005899
6414519832,054
641461975796
641471980150
641491970173
64151198711,681
64152198611,867
6415319982,956
6415420025,917
64155199610,813
6415620072,909
6415720067,567
6415820042,633
641611958137
641631998481
64164199855
64165201255
641661979128
64167197796

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ZIP codes we route in Kansas City

Low water pressure help near me in Kansas City

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