Welcome to Winooski ...
The city of Winooski is located in Chittenden County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winooski, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Winooski has a population of 7,341 people<2> (see below for details).
Winooski is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Winooski lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Winooski: 802
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winooski had an population of 7,341 people. This is an increase of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.89% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Winooski had a population of 7,267 people. This makes Winooski the county's 8th most populous community.
The population of Winooski represents 1.16% of the population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,267 people, the population of Winooski increased 10.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,561 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Winooski.
Communities Also Named Winooski ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Winooski - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winooski.
Websites for Winooski ...
Official Website: www.onioncity.com/
Communities near Winooski ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winooski.
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Plattsburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburgh
- Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburgh <5>
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Shelburne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Georgia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Hinesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Winooski. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winooski.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winooski. 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 Winooski.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winooski. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winooski.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winooski ...
Looking for more information about Winooski? 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 Winooski, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Winooski.
Adding Winooski to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winooski 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 Winooski was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Winooski post office opened in 1879.
We also found Winooski in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winooski.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Winooski: www.onioncity.com/
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Chittenden, 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 Winooski. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winooski - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |