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Welcome to Big Bend ...

The village of Big Bend is located in Waukesha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Big Bend has a population of 1,454 people<2> (see below for details).

Big Bend is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Big Bend: 262

The ZIP code for Big Bend: 53103<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Big Bend had an population of 1,454 people. This is an increase of 12.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Bend had a population of 1,290 people. This makes Big Bend the county's 33rd most populous community.

The population of Big Bend represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 686th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,290 people, the population of Big Bend has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,278 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Big Bend.

Communities Also Named Big Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Big Bend - they are located in Arkansas, California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Bend ...

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

  • Milwaukee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Waukesha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Brookfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Oak Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 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 Big Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bend ...

Looking for more information about Big Bend? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Bend.

Adding Big Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Bend 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 Big Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Bend post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Bend.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, 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 Big Bend.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Bend - 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 village (such as Big Bend). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Big Bend or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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/