Welcome to Williamsburg ...

The city of Williamsburg is located in Iowa County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williamsburg has a population of 3,157 people<3> (see below for details).

Williamsburg is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Williamsburg: (319)

The ZIP code for Williamsburg: 52361<5>

Websites for Williamsburg ...

Official Website: www.williamsburgiowa.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williamsburg had an population of 3,157 people. This is an increase of 2.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williamsburg had a population of 3,068 people (or 18.76% of the total population of Iowa County). This makes Williamsburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Williamsburg represents 0.1% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,068 people, the population of Williamsburg increased 17.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,622 people).

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

Communities Also Named Williamsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Williamsburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (5), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Williamsburg ...

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

• Tiffin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <6>
• Marengo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <6>
• Walford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
  • Walford is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
• Wellman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <6>
• North English
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <6>
• Victor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <6>
• Oxford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Blairstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
  • Blairstown is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <6>
• Norway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
• Ladora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
  • Ladora is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsburg. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Williamsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williamsburg ...

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

Adding Williamsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Williamsburg: www.williamsburgiowa.org/

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