Why visit Asbury
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 12 parks and trails and 7 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F; January lows average 10°F, and about 36 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Asbury
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Asbury
Asbury is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is adjacent to the westside of Dubuque, Iowa, and is part of the Dubuque metropolitan statistical area. The population was 5,943 at the 2020 census. Asbury is the second-largest city in Dubuque County and is largely a bedroom community, made up of subdivisions whose residents work in Dubuque or Peosta.
From the Wikipedia article Asbury, Iowa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge
Bridge · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
Bridge in United States of America
Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Restaurants and cafes7
Shopping4
Michaels
Shop · 1.9 mi
2455 Northwest Arterial, Asbury Plaza, Dubuque
Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
History
Asbury was settled beginning in the 1830s, at first by Methodists. The city is named after British-born Bishop Francis Asbury, one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. The city was incorporated in 1933, following the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, which ended prohibition. The city incorporated to gain the legal standing necessary to sell alcohol, as liquor licenses were still forbidden in rural areas.
For most of its history, Asbury was very small, much like hundreds of other towns in rural Iowa. In the 1960 census, Asbury still had only 71 residents. During this time, the City of Dubuque grew immensely, and the sprawl reached the Asbury area beginning in the 1960s. By 1970, Asbury had 410 residents and had grown fast enough to become the fastest growing city in the state of Iowa.
From the History section of Asbury, Iowa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Healthcare1
Map of Asbury
44 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 10°F | 1.3 in | 11.7 in |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 1.4 in | 8.6 in |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.1 in | 3.7 in |
| Apr | 58°F | 38°F | 3.8 in | 0.9 in |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 5.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 3.1 in | 0.1 in |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.4 in | 1.2 in |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7 in | 9.9 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Dubuque L&D 11 (7 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Dubuque County has had 12 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2024-06-24: Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2023-08-25: Flooding (Flood)
- 2020-03-23: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-08-27: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2011-08-30: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- Dubuque 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- East Dubuque 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Galena 19 mi east, about 31 min by car
- Platteville 22 mi northeast, about 35 min by car
- Guttenberg 25 mi northwest, about 41 min by car
- Preston 37 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
- Elkader 40 mi northwest, about 1 h by car
- Warren 40 mi east, about 1 h by car
- Strawberry Point 40 mi west, about 1 h by car
- Stockton 41 mi east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Asbury - Park Farm Winery, SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0
- Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge, Kevin Schuchmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
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