Welcome to New Albin ...

The city of New Albin is located in Allamakee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Albin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Albin has a population of 501 people<2> (see below for details).

New Albin is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New Albin is within the boundaries of the (563) area code.

The ZIP code for New Albin: 52160<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Albin had an population of 501 people. This is a decrease of 4.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Albin had a population of 522 people. This makes New Albin the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of New Albin represents 0.02% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 442nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 522 people, the population of New Albin has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 527 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Albin.

Communities near New Albin ...

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

• Waukon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <5>
• Caledonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
• Spring Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <5>
• Lansing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
• Stoddard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Coon Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
  • Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
• Hokah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
  • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <5>
• Brownsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• Chaseburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
  • Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
• De Soto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 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 New Albin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Albin.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albin. See our Newspapers Page for New Albin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Albin ...

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

Adding New Albin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Albin post office opened in 1872.

We also found New Albin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Albin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/