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Welcome to Wausau ...

The town of Wausau is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wausau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wausau has a population of 400 people<2> (see below for details).

Wausau is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wausau lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wausau (for example, toward Chattahoochee), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Wausau: 850 & 448<4>

The ZIP code for Wausau: 32463<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wausau had an population of 400 people. This is an increase of 4.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wausau had a population of 383 people. This makes Wausau the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 383 people, the population of Wausau decreased 3.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 398 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wausau.

Communities Also Named Wausau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wausau - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wausau.

Communities near Wausau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wausau.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wausau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wausau.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wausau. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wausau.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wausau. See our Newspapers Page for Wausau.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wausau ...

Looking for more information about Wausau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wausau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wausau.

Adding Wausau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wausau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wausau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wausau post office opened in 1892.

We also found Wausau on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wausau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wausau.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wausau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Wausau area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Wausau area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Wausau). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wausau or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/