Welcome to West Bend ...The city of West Bend is primarily located in Palo Alto County<1>. A portion of West Bend extends into Kossuth County. While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862. A typical abbreviation for West Bend: W. Bend From the Census Estimates for 2019, West Bend has a population of 744 people<2> (see below for details). West Bend is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: West Bend lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for West Bend: 515 The ZIP code for West Bend: 50597<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Bend had an population of 744 people. This is a decrease of 5.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.79% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, West Bend had a population of 785 people (or 8.35% of the total population of Palo Alto County). This makes West Bend the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of West Bend represents 0.03% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 352nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 785 people, the population of West Bend decreased 5.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 834 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for West Bend. Communities Also Named West Bend ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named West Bend - they are located in Alabama, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Bend. Communities near West Bend ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Bend.
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 West Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Bend. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Bend. 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 West Bend. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bend. See our Newspapers Page for West Bend. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bend ...Looking for more information about West Bend? 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 West Bend, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Bend. Adding West Bend to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of West Bend 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 West Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bend. Footnotes ...
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