Welcome to Wellsburg ...

The city of Wellsburg is located in Grundy County<1>.

The location of Wellsburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wellsburg has a population of 689 people<3> (see below for details).

Wellsburg is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Wellsburg: (641)

The ZIP code for Wellsburg: 50680<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wellsburg had an population of 689 people. This is a decrease of 2.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wellsburg had a population of 707 people (which is 5.68% of the total population of Grundy County). This makes Wellsburg the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Wellsburg represents 0.02% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 374th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 707 people, the population of Wellsburg decreased 1.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 716 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wellsburg.

Communities Also Named Wellsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wellsburg - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wellsburg.

Communities near Wellsburg ...

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

• Iowa Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <6>
• Grundy Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <6>
• Eldora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <6>
• Parkersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <6>
• Reinbeck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <6>
• Ackley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <6>
• Dike
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <6>
• Conrad
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <6>
• Aplington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <6>
• New Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
  • New Hartford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hartford <6>

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 Wellsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wellsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellsburg ...

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

Adding Wellsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellsburg 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 Wellsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wellsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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