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Welcome to Brussels ...

Brussels is located in Door County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brussels, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Brussels is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brussels: 920 & 274<3>

The ZIP code for Brussels: 54204<4>

Communities Also Named Brussels ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brussels - they are located in Illinois and Ontario.

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

Communities near Brussels ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brussels ...

Looking for more information about Brussels? 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 Brussels, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brussels.

Adding Brussels to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brussels post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brussels.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Door, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brussels - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Brussels area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Brussels area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Brussels). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brussels 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/