{"id":5118,"date":"2023-07-04T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:24","slug":"wabasha-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wabasha-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Wabasha County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wabasha County is a county in Minnesota, United States, along the Mississippi River in the state’s southeastern corner. It had a population of 21,387 at the 2020 census and covers 523 square miles (1,350 km2) of land centred near 44\u00b017\u2032N 92\u00b014\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Wabasha is the county seat and its postal code is 55981. The county has 11 incorporated cities and 13 unincorporated communities spread across 18 civil townships. Wabasha County sits in the Central time zone and is part of the Rochester metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Wabasha County<\/h2>\n

Minnesota law incorporates every municipality as a city, so the table below lists the county’s 11 cities plus its unincorporated communities. Population figures are 2020 census counts where independently verified; unincorporated places carry no official census count and are marked with a dash.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Wabasha<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nLake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plainview<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPlainview<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elgin<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nElgin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mazeppa<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMazeppa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55956<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kellogg<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zumbro Falls<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nZumbro<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hammond<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bellechester<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55957<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minneiska<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMinneiska<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bear Valley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camp Lacupolis<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conception<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumfries<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jarrett<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maple Springs<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oak Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reads Landing<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Troy<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theilman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weaver<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Albany<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWest Albany<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Newton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWest Newton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two names in the old county list were dropped: “Maplewood Trailer Park” and “Midland Junction” have no independent trace in the current gazetteer or Wikipedia’s community list for Wabasha County and are not carried over.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Chester<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elgin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElgin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillford<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glasgow<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyde Park<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLake City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mazeppa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMazeppa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minneiska<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMinneiska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Pleasant<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pepin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nReads Landing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plainview<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPlainview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watopa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Albany<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWest Albany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Newton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWest Newton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zumbro<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nZumbro Falls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n