Welcome to Aniwa ...
The village of Aniwa is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aniwa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Aniwa has a population of 250 people<2> (see below for details).
Aniwa is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Aniwa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Aniwa: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Aniwa: 54408<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aniwa had an population of 250 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.09% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Aniwa had a population of 260 people. This makes Aniwa the county's 35th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 260 people, the population of Aniwa decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 272 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Aniwa.
Communities near Aniwa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aniwa.
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Antigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Wittenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Birnamwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Tigerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Hatley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Mattoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Bowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elderon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Eland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
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 Aniwa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aniwa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aniwa. 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 Aniwa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aniwa. See our Newspapers Page for Aniwa.
Adding Aniwa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aniwa 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 (so far) for Aniwa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Aniwa post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aniwa.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, 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 Aniwa. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aniwa - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Aniwa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Aniwa 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 village (such as Aniwa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Aniwa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |