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.

[3] Waubeek's post office opened in 1858.

[4] In 1911, Waubeek had four stores, a creamery, two churches, schools, and a post office.