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Welcome to Lehigh ...

The city of Lehigh is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lehigh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lehigh has a population of 393 people<2> (see below for details).

Lehigh is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lehigh: 515

The ZIP code for Lehigh: 50557<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lehigh had an population of 393 people. This is a decrease of 5.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lehigh had a population of 416 people. This makes Lehigh the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lehigh represents 0.01% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 504th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 416 people, the population of Lehigh decreased 16.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 497 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lehigh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Lehigh - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Dakota (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lehigh ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lehigh ...

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

Adding Lehigh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lehigh 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 (so far) for Lehigh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lehigh post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lehigh.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lehigh.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lehigh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lehigh). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lehigh or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/