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Welcome to Bayfield ...

The city of Bayfield is located in Bayfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bayfield has a population of 474 people<2> (see below for details).

Bayfield is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Bayfield: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Bayfield: 54814<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bayfield had an population of 474 people. This is a decrease of 2.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bayfield had a population of 487 people. This makes Bayfield the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 487 people, the population of Bayfield decreased 20.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 611 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bayfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bayfield - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2) and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Bayfield ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayfield. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bayfield.

Adding Bayfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayfield 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 Bayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bayfield post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, 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 Bayfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayfield - 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 Bayfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Bayfield 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 city (such as Bayfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bayfield 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/