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Welcome to Palmyra ...

The village of Palmyra is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmyra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Palmyra has a population of 1,758 people<2> (see below for details).

Palmyra is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Palmyra: 262

The ZIP code for Palmyra: 53156<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palmyra had an population of 1,758 people. This is a decrease of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Palmyra had a population of 1,781 people. This makes Palmyra the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Palmyra represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 493rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,781 people, the population of Palmyra has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,766 people).

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

Communities Also Named Palmyra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Palmyra - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Palmyra ...

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

  • Oconomowoc
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
  • Whitewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
  • Fort Atkinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
  • Elkhorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
  • Hartland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Delavan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Delavan is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
  • Mukwonago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
  • Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
  • Delafield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
  • Milton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 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 Palmyra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmyra.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmyra ...

Looking for more information about Palmyra? 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 Palmyra, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmyra.

Adding Palmyra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmyra 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 Palmyra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Palmyra post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmyra.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Palmyra.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmyra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Palmyra). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Palmyra or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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/