Minnesota · Census place 2767378

Wabasha, Minnesota

Wabasha is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota with an estimated 2,598 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 230th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,598; #230 of 357 in Minnesota
Change since 2020: +1.2%; +32 people
Land area: 8.2 sq mi; + 1.06 sq mi water
Density: 317 / sq mi; State median 1,692

Orange pin: Wabasha. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

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Wabasha population, 2020 to 2024

Wabasha added 32 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.2%. In the latest year it moved by -5.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,564. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Wabasha covers 8.19 square miles of land and 1.06 of water, for 317 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Wabasha is less dense than the typical town.

What county Wabasha is in

All of Wabasha's residents live in Wabasha County, which had 21,574 residents in 2024. Wabasha holds 12.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Wabasha

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wabasha by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 55981. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Wabasha is

The Census internal point of Wabasha is at 44.371100, -92.045700. Saint Paul, the capital, is 65.7 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lake City, MN (5,306 people), 12.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 32.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 44.371100, -92.045700
DMS: 44°22'15.96"N 92°02'44.52"W
UTM: 15N 576031.7E 4913534.3N
Geohash: 9zys3mw27
Plus code: 86P99XC3+CP

Daylight in Wabasha

At 44.37° N, Wabasha gets about 15 h 32 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 51 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 42 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Wabasha

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Lake City, 12.7 miles away, with 5,306 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wabasha, MN?

2,598 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 32 (1.2%) from 2,566 in July 2020.

What county is Wabasha in?

Wabasha County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Wabasha?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 55981.

How far is Wabasha from Saint Paul?

65.7 miles (105.8 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Wabasha.

What is the nearest larger city to Wabasha?

Lake City, MN, with 5,306 residents, 12.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.