Welcome to Iola ...
The village of Iola is located in Waupaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Iola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Iola has a population of 1,203 people<2> (see below for details).
Iola is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Iola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Iola: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Iola: 54945<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Iola had an population of 1,203 people. This is a decrease of 7.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.32% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Iola had a population of 1,301 people. This makes Iola the county's 15th most populous community.
The population of Iola represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 678th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,301 people, the population of Iola has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,298 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Iola.
Communities Also Named Iola ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Iola - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iola.
Communities near Iola ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iola.
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Weyauwega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Tigerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Rosholt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Amherst Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Elderon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 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 Iola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iola.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iola. 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 Iola.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iola. See our Newspapers Page for Iola.
Adding Iola to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Iola 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 Iola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Iola post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Iola.
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 Iola. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iola - 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 Iola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Iola 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 Iola). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Iola 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/ |