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Welcome to Oakfield ...

The village of Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakfield has a population of 1,084 people<2> (see below for details).

Oakfield is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oakfield: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Oakfield: 53065<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakfield had an population of 1,084 people. This is an increase of 0.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakfield had a population of 1,075 people. This makes Oakfield the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Oakfield represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 819th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,075 people, the population of Oakfield increased 6.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,012 people).

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

Communities Also Named Oakfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oakfield - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, New York (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Oakfield ...

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

  • Fond du Lac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waupun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ripon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • North Fond du Lac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
  • Mayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mayville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
  • Kewaskum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
  • Horicon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Horicon is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Lomira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbellsport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Theresa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Oakfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakfield post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, 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 Oakfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakfield - 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 Oakfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Oakfield 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 Oakfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oakfield 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/