Official Name: | Wright, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wright |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mahaska |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 843 |
Coordinates: | 41.2492°N -92.5261°W |
Area Code: | 641 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 463215 |
Wright is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
A post office was established at Wright in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973. The community was named for a local landowner.[1] Wright's population was 21 in 1902,[2] and had increased to 115 by 1925.[3]