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Welcome to Albertville ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albertville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Albertville has a population of 7,552 people<2> (see below for details).

Albertville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Albertville: 763

The ZIP code for Albertville: 55301<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Albertville had an population of 7,552 people. This is an increase of 7.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 108.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Albertville had a population of 7,044 people (which is 5.63% of the total population of Wright County). This makes Albertville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Albertville represents 0.13% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,044 people, the population of Albertville increased 94.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,621 people).

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

Communities Also Named Albertville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Albertville - they are located in Alabama, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Albertville ...

Official Website: www.ci.albertville.mn.us/

Communities near Albertville ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooklyn Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coon Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Andover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elk River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Champlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • New Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albertville ...

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

Adding Albertville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albertville 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 Albertville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Albertville post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albertville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Wright, 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 Albertville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Albertville - 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 Albertville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Albertville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/