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Welcome to Knapp ...

The village of Knapp is located in Dunn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knapp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Knapp has a population of 460 people<2> (see below for details).

Knapp is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Knapp lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Knapp: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Knapp: 54749<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Knapp had an population of 460 people. This is a decrease of 0.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knapp had a population of 463 people. This makes Knapp the county's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 463 people, the population of Knapp increased 9.98% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 421 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Knapp.

Communities Also Named Knapp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Knapp - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Knapp.

Communities near Knapp ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Knapp.

  • Menomonie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hammond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Colfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Boyceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elk Mound
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Elmwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Knapp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knapp.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knapp. 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 Knapp.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knapp. See our Newspapers Page for Knapp.

Adding Knapp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knapp 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 Knapp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Knapp post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knapp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, 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 Knapp.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knapp - 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 Knapp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Knapp 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 Knapp). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Knapp 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/