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Welcome to Dresser ...

The village of Dresser is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dresser, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dresser has a population of 867 people<2> (see below for details).

Dresser is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Dresser: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Dresser: 54009<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dresser had an population of 867 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dresser had a population of 895 people. This makes Dresser the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Dresser represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 975th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 895 people, the population of Dresser increased 22.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 732 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dresser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dresser - they are located in California, Indiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Dresser ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dresser ...

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

Adding Dresser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dresser 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 Dresser was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dresser post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresser.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, 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 Dresser.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dresser - 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 Dresser area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Dresser 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 Dresser). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dresser or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/