Welcome to Woolstock ...

The city of Woolstock is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woolstock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woolstock has a population of 161 people<2> (see below for details).

Woolstock is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woolstock is located in the (515) area code.

The ZIP code for Woolstock: 50599<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woolstock had an population of 161 people. This is a decrease of 4.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woolstock had a population of 168 people. This makes Woolstock the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 168 people, the population of Woolstock decreased 17.65% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 204 people).

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

Communities near Woolstock ...

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

• Fort Dodge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dodge <5>
• Webster City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
  • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <5>
• Eagle Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <5>
• Clarion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <5>
• Goldfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <5>
• Badger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
• Otho
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Otho is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <5>
• Dows
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Dows is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dows <5>
• Stanhope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
• Lehigh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolstock ...

Looking for more information about Woolstock? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woolstock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woolstock.

Adding Woolstock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woolstock 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 Woolstock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Woolstock post office opened in 1868.

We also found Woolstock in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolstock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woolstock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/

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