Welcome to Shellsburg ...The city of Shellsburg is located in Benton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shellsburg, 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, Shellsburg has a population of 957 people<2> (see below for details). Shellsburg is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Shellsburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Shellsburg: 319 The ZIP code for Shellsburg: 52332<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shellsburg had an population of 957 people. This is a decrease of 2.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.03% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Shellsburg had a population of 983 people. This makes Shellsburg the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Shellsburg represents 0.03% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 286th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 983 people, the population of Shellsburg increased 4.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 938 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Shellsburg. Communities near Shellsburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shellsburg.
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 Shellsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shellsburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shellsburg. 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 Shellsburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shellsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Shellsburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shellsburg ...Looking for more information about Shellsburg? 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 Shellsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shellsburg. Adding Shellsburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shellsburg 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 Shellsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Shellsburg. Footnotes ...
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