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Welcome to Necedah ...

The village of Necedah is located in Juneau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Necedah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Necedah has a population of 914 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Necedah: 608 & 353<4>

The ZIP code for Necedah: 54646<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Necedah had an population of 914 people. This is a decrease of 0.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Necedah had a population of 916 people. This makes Necedah the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Necedah represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 956th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 916 people, the population of Necedah increased 3.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 888 people).

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

Communities near Necedah ...

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

  • Mauston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • New Lisbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Friendship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Camp Douglas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hustler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Strongs Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sprague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Necedah. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Necedah.

Adding Necedah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Necedah post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Necedah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Juneau, 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 Necedah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Necedah - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Necedah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Necedah 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 Necedah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Necedah 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/