Welcome to Hingham ...
Hingham is located in Sheboygan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Hingham is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hingham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hingham: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Hingham: 53031<4>
Communities Also Named Hingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hingham - they are located in Massachusetts and Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hingham.
Communities near Hingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hingham.
- Sheboygan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Port Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Saukville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Kewaskum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Howards Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Oostburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Belgium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 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 Hingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hingham. 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 Hingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hingham. See our Newspapers Page for Hingham.
Adding Hingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hingham 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 Hingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hingham post office opened in 1851.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hingham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Hingham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Hingham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 community (such as Hingham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hingham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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/ |