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Welcome to Welcome ...

The city of Welcome is located in Martin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welcome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Welcome has a population of 650 people<2> (see below for details).

Welcome is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Welcome: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Welcome: 56181<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Welcome had an population of 650 people. This is a decrease of 5.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Welcome had a population of 686 people. This makes Welcome the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Welcome represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 434th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 686 people, the population of Welcome decreased 4.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 721 people).

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

Communities Also Named Welcome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Welcome - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Welcome ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sherburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Truman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Armstrong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Trimont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ceylon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Granada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lewisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Northrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome ...

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

Adding Welcome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Welcome post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welcome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Martin, 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 Welcome.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welcome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Welcome area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Welcome area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Welcome). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Welcome or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/