Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States,[1] and a suburb of Wichita.

[6] The former Valley Center rail depot for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company was moved to south of Hillsboro, Kansas at the southeast corner of Indigo Rd & 140th St, and is currently a private residence.

[7] On the morning of July 17, 2007, a large explosion occurred at the Barton Solvents chemical plant in Valley Center, destroying the plant and forcing the temporary evacuation of the city.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.95 square miles (18.00 km2), all of it land.

[12] Valley Center is located two miles west of combined Interstate 135, U.S. Route 81, and K-15.

Valley Center is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The 2020 United States census[15] counted 7,340 people, 2,599 households, and 1,967 families in Valley Center.

22.3% of households consisted of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Valley Center include: