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Welcome to Fremont ...

The village of Fremont is located in Waupaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fremont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fremont has a population of 649 people<2> (see below for details).

Fremont is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fremont: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Fremont: 54940<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fremont had an population of 649 people. This is a decrease of 4.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fremont had a population of 679 people. This makes Fremont the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Fremont represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1242nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 679 people, the population of Fremont increased 1.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 666 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Fremont - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Colorado (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Fremont ...

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

  • Fox Crossing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Waupaca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
  • Omro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hortonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winneconne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Redgranite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Weyauwega
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Manawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Shiocton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 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 Fremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fremont.

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

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

Adding Fremont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fremont post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fremont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, 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 Fremont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fremont - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Fremont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Fremont 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 Fremont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fremont 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/