Welcome to Neillsville ...
The city of Neillsville is located in Clark County<1> and is the County Seat for Clark County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Neillsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Neillsville has a population of 2,411 people<2> (see below for details).
Neillsville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Neillsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Neillsville: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Neillsville: 54456<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Neillsville had an population of 2,411 people. This is a decrease of 2.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.72% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Neillsville had a population of 2,463 people (or 7.1% of the total population of Clark County). This makes Neillsville the county's most populous community.
The population of Neillsville represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 358th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,463 people, the population of Neillsville decreased 9.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,731 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Neillsville.
Communities near Neillsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Neillsville.
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Loyal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Fairchild
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Merrillan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Alma Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Granton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chili
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Hatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
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 Neillsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neillsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neillsville. 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 Neillsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Neillsville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Neillsville.
Adding Neillsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Neillsville 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 Neillsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Neillsville post office opened in 1856.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Neillsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Clark, 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 Neillsville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neillsville - 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 Neillsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Neillsville 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 Neillsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Neillsville 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/ |