Welcome to Wilbur ...

The town of Wilbur is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilbur has a population of 859 people<2> (see below for details).

Wilbur is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wilbur is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilbur lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wilbur is located in the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Wilbur: 99185<4>

Websites for Wilbur ...

Official Website: www.wilburwa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilbur had an population of 859 people. This is a decrease of 2.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilbur had a population of 884 people (which is 8.36% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Wilbur the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wilbur represents 0.01% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 208th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 884 people, the population of Wilbur decreased 3.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 914 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wilbur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Wilbur - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Wilbur ...

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

• Coulee Dam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee Dam
  • Coulee Dam is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulee Dam <5>
• Grand Coulee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Coulee
  • Grand Coulee is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Coulee <5>
• Electric City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Electric City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <5>
• Almira
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Almira is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almira <5>
• Creston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• Hartline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
  • Hartline is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <5>
• Mason City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
• Seven Bays
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
  • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
• Deer Meadows
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
  • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
• Elmer City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer City
  • Elmer City is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbur ...

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

Adding Wilbur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilbur post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilbur: www.wilburwa.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/