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Welcome to Walbridge ...

The village of Walbridge is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walbridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walbridge has a population of 3,158 people<2> (see below for details).

Walbridge is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Walbridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Walbridge: 419 & 567<4>

The ZIP code for Walbridge: 43465<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walbridge had an population of 3,158 people. This is an increase of 4.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walbridge had a population of 3,019 people. This makes Walbridge the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Walbridge represents 0.03% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 330th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,019 people, the population of Walbridge increased 18.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,546 people).

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

Communities Also Named Walbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Walbridge - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Walbridge ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walbridge ...

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

Adding Walbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walbridge post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walbridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wood, 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 Walbridge.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walbridge - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Walbridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Walbridge 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 village (such as Walbridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walbridge 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/