Welcome to Ephraim ...

The village of Ephraim is located in Door County<1>.

The location of Ephraim has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ephraim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ephraim has a population of 281 people<3> (see below for details).

Ephraim is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Ephraim and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Ephraim: (920) & (274)<5>

Websites for Ephraim ...

Official Website: www.ephraim-wisconsin.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ephraim had an population of 281 people. This is a decrease of 2.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ephraim had a population of 288 people. This makes Ephraim the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 288 people, the population of Ephraim decreased 18.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 353 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ephraim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ephraim - they are located in Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Ephraim ...

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

• Egg Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• North Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
  • North Bay is located in Door County
• Baileys Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
  • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
• Rowleys Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
  • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
• Ellison Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
  • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
• Gills Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
  • Gills Rock is located in Door County
• Jacksonport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
  • Jacksonport is located in Door County
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Door County
• Kew
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
  • Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
• Menominee
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
  • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ephraim ...

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

Adding Ephraim to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ephraim post office opened in 1861.

We also found Ephraim in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ephraim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ephraim: www.ephraim-wisconsin.com/

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/