Welcome to Birchwood ...
The village of Birchwood is located in Washburn County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Birchwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Birchwood has a population of 430 people<2> (see below for details).
Birchwood is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Birchwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Birchwood: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Birchwood: 54817<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Birchwood had an population of 430 people. This is a decrease of 2.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.99% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Birchwood had a population of 442 people. This makes Birchwood the county's 16th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 442 people, the population of Birchwood decreased 14.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 518 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Birchwood.
Communities Also Named Birchwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Birchwood: This one is located in Washburn County and the other is located in Kewaunee County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 17 communities that are also named Birchwood - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Tennessee (3) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birchwood.
Communities near Birchwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birchwood.
- Rice Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Spooner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Shell Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Radisson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Couderay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 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 Birchwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birchwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birchwood. 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 Birchwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birchwood. See our Newspapers Page for Birchwood.
Adding Birchwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Birchwood 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 Birchwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Birchwood post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Birchwood.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, 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 Birchwood. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birchwood - 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 Birchwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Birchwood 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 Birchwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Birchwood 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/ |