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Welcome to Eau Claire ...

The city of Eau Claire is primarily located in Eau Claire County<1> and is the County Seat for Eau Claire County. A portion of Eau Claire extends into Chippewa County.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eau Claire has a population of 68,684 people<2> (see below for details).

Eau Claire is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Eau Claire: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP codes for Eau Claire: 54701-54703<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eau Claire had an population of 68,684 people. This is an increase of 4.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eau Claire had a population of 65,883 people (or 66.54% of the total population of Eau Claire County). This makes Eau Claire the county's most populous community.

The population of Eau Claire represents 1.16% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 65,883 people, the population of Eau Claire increased 6.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 61,704 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eau Claire.

Communities Also Named Eau Claire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eau Claire - they are located in Michigan, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Eau Claire ...

Official Website:   www.ci.eau-claire.wi.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eauclairechamber.org/

Junior League:   www.juniorleague-ec.org/

Communities near Eau Claire ...

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

  • Chippewa Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Hallie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
  • Bloomer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mondovi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cadott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Fall Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Colfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Strum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Elk Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Eleva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eau Claire. Our list includes 42 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Eau Claire.

Adding Eau Claire to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eau Claire post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eau Claire.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Eau Claire, 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 Eau Claire.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eau Claire - 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 Eau Claire area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Eau Claire or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Eau Claire includes: 54701, 54702 & 54703.
<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/