Welcome to Jim Falls ...
Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jim Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Jim Falls is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Jim Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Jim Falls: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Jim Falls: 54748<4>
Communities near Jim Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jim Falls.
- Eau Claire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Chippewa Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Lake Hallie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Bloomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Cadott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Fall Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- New Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 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 Jim Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jim Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jim Falls. 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 Jim Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jim Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Jim Falls.
Adding Jim Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jim Falls 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 Jim Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Jim Falls post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jim Falls.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jim Falls - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Jim Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Jim Falls 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 Jim Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jim Falls 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/ |