Welcome to Blairsburg ...

The city of Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blairsburg has a population of 200 people<3> (see below for details).

Blairsburg is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Blairsburg is within the boundaries of the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Blairsburg: 50034<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blairsburg had an population of 200 people. This is a decrease of 6.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blairsburg had a population of 215 people. This makes Blairsburg the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 215 people, the population of Blairsburg decreased 8.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 235 people).

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

Communities near Blairsburg ...

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

• Webster City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
  • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <6>
• Iowa Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Eagle Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <6>
• Clarion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <6>
• Jewell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jewell has also been known as:
  • Jewell Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <6>
• Alden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <6>
• Radcliffe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe
  • Radcliffe is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliffe <6>
• Dows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Dows is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dows <6>
• Ellsworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <6>
• Stanhope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 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 Blairsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blairsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blairsburg ...

Looking for more information about Blairsburg? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blairsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blairsburg.

Adding Blairsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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