Welcome to Washburn ...

The city of Washburn is located in McLean County<1> and is the County Seat for McLean County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Washburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Washburn has a population of 1,254 people<2> (see below for details).

Washburn is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Washburn (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Washburn lies within the (701) area code.

The ZIP code for Washburn: 58577<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Washburn had an population of 1,254 people. This is an increase of 0.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washburn had a population of 1,246 people (which is 13.9% of the total population of McLean County). This makes Washburn the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Washburn represents 0.19% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,246 people, the population of Washburn decreased 10.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,389 people).

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

Communities Also Named Washburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Washburn - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Washburn ...

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

• Underwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <6>
• Wilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <6>
• Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Oliver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <6>
• Turtle Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
  • Turtle Lake is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Lake <6>
• Stanton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <6>
• Coleharbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleharbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleharbor
  • Coleharbor is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleharbor <6>
• Sanger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Oliver County
• Knife River Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
• Riverdale Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction
  • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
• Mercer
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <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 Washburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washburn ...

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

Adding Washburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Washburn post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Washburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.visitmcleancounty.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/