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Welcome to Walcott ...

The city of Walcott is primarily located in Scott County<1>. A portion of Walcott extends into Muscatine County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walcott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walcott has a population of 1,633 people<2> (see below for details).

Walcott is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Walcott: 563

The ZIP code for Walcott: 52773<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walcott had an population of 1,633 people. This is an increase of 0.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walcott had a population of 1,629 people. This makes Walcott the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Walcott represents 0.05% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,629 people, the population of Walcott increased 6.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,528 people).

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

Communities Also Named Walcott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Walcott - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Walcott ...

Official Website: www.cityofwalcott.com/

Communities near Walcott ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walcott ...

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

Adding Walcott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walcott 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 Walcott was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walcott.

The official website for Walcott: www.cityofwalcott.com/

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Scott, 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 Walcott.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walcott - 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 Walcott). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walcott 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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