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Welcome to Wilbur ...

The town of Wilbur is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilbur has a population of 859 people<2> (see below for details).

Wilbur is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wilbur is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilbur lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wilbur: 509

The ZIP code for Wilbur: 99185<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilbur had an population of 859 people. This is a decrease of 2.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilbur had a population of 884 people (or 8.36% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Wilbur the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wilbur represents 0.01% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 208th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 884 people, the population of Wilbur decreased 3.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 914 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wilbur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Wilbur - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Wilbur ...

Official Website: www.wilburwa.com/

Communities near Wilbur ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbur ...

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

Adding Wilbur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilbur post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbur.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Lincoln, 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 Wilbur.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilbur - 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 town (such as Wilbur). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wilbur 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/