Welsboro Indiana Tower, 2019
Wellsboro’s story
149 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2019.
- 1877Wellsboro is settled
WellsboroIN
Population 343: a town settled in 1877.
Population
343
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$115K
Census ACS
Household income
$158K
median
Median age
55.4
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town
Is Wellsboro a good place to live?
Wellsboro’s typical journey to work is 51 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Wellsboro. Wellsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
343 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Union MillsWellsboro
Nearby attractions
All 139 attractions →Indiana Dunes National Park and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wellsboro. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
39 mi MuseumMascot Hall of Fame
31 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
30 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
34 mi Ancient siteFort St. JosephSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Wellsboro: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellsboro, and how to reach them.
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLa Porte County Circuit Court ClerkLaPorte County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code4638246382 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wellsboro.
Work & commute
The median household income in Wellsboro is higher than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Valparaiso (24%), La Porte (9%) and Clinton Township (6%). The median commute is under 15 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Wellsboro0%
Valparaiso24%
La Porte9%
Clinton Township6%
Chicago5%
15 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Wellsboro
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Wellsboro: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Wellsboro sits below 72% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Wellsboro, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
42″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wellsboro
14pages on Wellsboro
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wellsboro
About 0 of every 100 Wellsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Wellsboro for work
Where Wellsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4jobs based in Wellsboro
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Wellsboro
Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Indiana, United States
Wellsboro is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Questions about Wellsboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wellsboro, IN a good place to live?
Wellsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.