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Welcome to Fort Atkinson ...

The city of Fort Atkinson is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Atkinson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Atkinson: Ft. Atkinson

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Atkinson has a population of 321 people<2> (see below for details).

Fort Atkinson is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fort Atkinson: 563

The ZIP code for Fort Atkinson: 52144<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Atkinson had an population of 321 people. This is a decrease of 8.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Atkinson had a population of 349 people. This makes Fort Atkinson the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Fort Atkinson represents 0.01% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 549th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 349 people, the population of Fort Atkinson decreased 10.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 389 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Atkinson.

Communities Also Named Fort Atkinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fort Atkinson - they are located in Kansas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fort Atkinson ...

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

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 Fort Atkinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Atkinson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Atkinson. 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 Fort Atkinson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Atkinson ...

Looking for more information about Fort Atkinson? 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 Fort Atkinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Atkinson.

Adding Fort Atkinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Atkinson post office opened in 1846.

We also found Fort Atkinson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Atkinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, 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 Fort Atkinson.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Atkinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Fort Atkinson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Atkinson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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