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Welcome to Wellington ...

The city of Wellington is located in Carbon County<1>.

Wellington was established in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wellington has a population of 1,621 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Wellington is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wellington is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wellington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wellington: 435

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wellington had an population of 1,621 people. This is a decrease of 3.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wellington had a population of 1,676 people (or 7.83% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Wellington the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wellington represents 0.06% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 119th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,676 people, the population of Wellington has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,666 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wellington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Wellington - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wellington ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellington ...

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

Adding Wellington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellington 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 Wellington was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

We also found Wellington in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Wellington post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Carbon, 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 Wellington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wellington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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