Located
on the Kansas/Missouri border, Fort Leavenworth is
home to U.S. Disciplinary barracks, Battle Command Battle
Laboratory, Command and General Staff College and the
Combined Arms Center. Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River, has devoted more than 170 years of service to the nation. During the country's westward expansion, Fort Leavenworth was a forward destination for thousands of soldiers, surveyors, emigrants, American Indians, preachers and settlers who passed through.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (913)684-4021 or DSN
552-4021
Mailing
address: Fort Leavenworth, KS 66207
Population:
5,383 active duty; 5,000 family members; 2,150 civilians
Housing:
1,586 family units; 12 unaccompanied personnel units;
wait up to 12 months (913)684-5625
Temporary
lodging: 774 visitor and temporary units
(913)684-5625
Army
Community Service: (913)684-4357
Schools:
Two elementary schools and one junior high school on post
operated by Fort Leavenworth School District
Child
Care: Center for 150 with wait; 10 approved
homes (913)684-9351
Health
care: 25-bed health center. Appointments
(913)684-6000; Tricare (913)680-4000
Fort
Leavenworth has a medium size commissary - (913)684-4903,
a large exchange, a mall, and one shoppette
(913)651-7271. Recreation at Fort Leavenworth includes arts and crafts, bowling, camping, fishing, golf, gym, library, outdoor recreation, swimming pools, tennis, theater, and stables.
