Welcome to King ...
King is located in Waupaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of King, you might consider that their post office opened in 1941.
King is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: King lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for King: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for King: 54946<4>
Communities Also Named King ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named King - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (4), Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for King.
Communities near King ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near King.
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Wautoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Weyauwega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Manawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Iola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wild Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 King. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for King.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of King. 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 King.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around King. See our Newspapers Page for King.
Adding King to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of King 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 King was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the King post office opened in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for King.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around King - 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 King area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the King 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 King). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether King 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/ |