Welcome to Manitowoc ...

The city of Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County<1> and is the County Seat for Manitowoc County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitowoc, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Manitowoc has a population of 32,459 people<2> (see below for details).

Manitowoc is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Manitowoc, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Manitowoc: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP codes for Manitowoc: 54220-54221<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manitowoc had an population of 32,459 people. This is a decrease of 3.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manitowoc had a population of 33,736 people (which is 41.48% of the total population of Manitowoc County). This makes Manitowoc the county's most populous community.

The population of Manitowoc represents 0.59% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,736 people, the population of Manitowoc has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 34,053 people).

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

Websites for Manitowoc ...

Official Website: www.manitowoc.org/

Chamber of Commerce: www.manitowocchamber.com/

Communities near Manitowoc ...

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

Two Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Two Rivers
- From Manitowoc to Two Rivers
Howards Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Denmark
- From Manitowoc to Denmark
Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cleveland
- From Manitowoc to Cleveland
Mishicot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mishicot
- From Manitowoc to Mishicot
Reedsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reedsville
- From Manitowoc to Reedsville
Valders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valders
- From Manitowoc to Valders
Saint Nazianz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Nazianz
- From Manitowoc to Saint Nazianz
Whitelaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whitelaw
- From Manitowoc to Whitelaw
Francis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Francis Creek
- From Manitowoc to Francis Creek

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manitowoc. Our list includes 28 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Manitowoc.

Adding Manitowoc to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manitowoc 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 for Manitowoc was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Manitowoc post office opened in 1853.

We also found Manitowoc in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitowoc.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Manitowoc, 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 Manitowoc.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manitowoc - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Manitowoc area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Manitowoc 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 city (such as Manitowoc). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manitowoc or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Manitowoc includes: 54220 & 54221.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/