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Wright County, Iowa

Wright County, Iowa, has 12,801 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Clarion. It uses Central Time and covers 580 sq mi (1,503 km²) of land.

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Wright County in Iowa
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Wright County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
12,801
Land area
580 sq mi (1,503 km²)
County seat or government
Clarion
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$67,190 ± $5,843
Median home value
$119,600 ± $6,832
Median rent, with utilities
$790 ± $46
Homes lived in by their owners
77% ± 2.7 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Fort Dodge, IA micro area and Mason City, IA micro area
Water area
1.82 sq mi (4.7 km²)
State
Iowa
County code (FIPS)
19197
Coordinates (central point)
42.733007, -93.734735
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Wright County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 505958,885 people
  2. 505333,977 people
  3. 505253,179 people
  4. 504213,168 people
  5. 504471,145 people
  6. 50542859 people
  7. 50071847 people
  8. 50271581 people
  9. 50430520 people
  10. 50420473 people
  11. 50457463 people
  12. 50599410 people
All 16
  1. 50577341 people
  2. 50034328 people
  3. 50470287 people
  4. 5010157 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap Wright County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Wright County, largest first

  1. Eagle Grove Township3,812 people
  2. Pleasant Township2,754 people
  3. Grant Township1,428 people
  4. Lincoln Township1,411 people
  5. Blaine Township707 people
  6. Liberty Township664 people
  7. Belmond Township401 people
  8. Dayton Township369 people
  9. Woolstock Township369 people
  10. Iowa Township290 people
  11. Norway Township182 people
  12. Lake Township168 people
All 16
  1. Wall Lake Township101 people
  2. Troy Township99 people
  3. Vernon Township36 people
  4. Boone Township0 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Iowa, by county

School districts in Wright County, largest first

  1. Webster City Community School District10,835 people
  2. Humboldt Community School District7,250 people
  3. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District5,098 people
  4. Belmond-Klemme Community School District4,860 people
  5. Eagle Grove Community School District4,801 people
  6. West Fork Community School District4,400 people
  7. West Hancock Community School District3,560 people
  8. CAL Community School District1,846 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Eagle Grove, Iowa (city)3,593 people
  2. Clarion, Iowa (city)2,770 people
  3. Belmond, Iowa (city)2,694 people
  4. Goldfield, Iowa (city)613 people
  5. Dows, Iowa (city)562 people
  6. Rowan, Iowa (city)186 people
  7. Woolstock, Iowa (city)181 people
  8. Galt, Iowa (city)34 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Franklin County, Iowa24 mi east
  2. Hancock County, Iowa24 mi north
  3. Hamilton County, Iowa24 mi south
  4. Humboldt County, Iowa24 mi west
  5. Webster County, Iowa31 mi southwest
  6. Cerro Gordo County, Iowa34 mi northeast
  7. Hardin County, Iowa35 mi southeast
  8. Kossuth County, Iowa41 mi northwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

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