| Official Name: | Waubeek, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Waubeek |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Iowa##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Linn |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Buffalo |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1658°N -91.4653°W |
| Area Code: | 319 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 462744 |
Waubeek is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States.
It is located on the Wapsipinicon River on County Road X20 (Whittier Road) north of Whittier and southwest of Prairieburg, at 42.164779N, -91.462265W.[1]
An earlier town, named Paddington, was laid out adjacent and to the south of Waubeek in 1855. That area was included with Waubeek, when Waubeek was formally founded in either 1859,[2] or 1855.[3]
Waubeek's post office opened in 1858.[4]
In 1911, Waubeek had four stores, a creamery, two churches, schools, and a post office. Waubeek had no railroad access.[3]
In 1915, Waubeek's population was 210;[5] in 1940, the population was 225.[6]
The post office closed in 1960.[4]