Welcome to Hancock ...
The village of Hancock is located in Waushara County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hancock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hancock has a population of 404 people<2> (see below for details).
Hancock is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hancock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hancock: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Hancock: 54943<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hancock had an population of 404 people. This is a decrease of 3.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.74% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hancock had a population of 417 people. This makes Hancock the county's 23rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 417 people, the population of Hancock decreased 9.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 463 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hancock.
Communities Also Named Hancock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Hancock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hancock.
Communities near Hancock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hancock.
- Wautoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Wild Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Coloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Neshkoro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Leola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
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 Hancock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hancock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hancock. 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 Hancock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock. See our Newspapers Page for Hancock.
Adding Hancock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hancock 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 Hancock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hancock post office opened in 1854.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hancock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waushara, 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 Hancock. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hancock - 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 Hancock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Hancock 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 Hancock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hancock 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/ |