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Welcome to Oconto Falls ...

The city of Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oconto Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oconto Falls has a population of 2,806 people<2> (see below for details).

Oconto Falls is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oconto Falls: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Oconto Falls: 54154<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oconto Falls had an population of 2,806 people. This is a decrease of 2.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oconto Falls had a population of 2,891 people (which is 7.66% of the total population of Oconto County). This makes Oconto Falls the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Oconto Falls represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,891 people, the population of Oconto Falls increased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,843 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oconto Falls.

Websites for Oconto Falls ...

Official Website: www.ci.ocontofalls.wi.us/

Communities near Oconto Falls ...

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

  • Suamico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Suamico is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
  • Oconto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bonduel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gillett is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Coleman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cecil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Lena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Suring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pound
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pound is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oconto Falls. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oconto Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oconto Falls ...

Looking for more information about Oconto Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oconto Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oconto Falls.

Adding Oconto Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oconto Falls post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oconto Falls.

Footnotes ...

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