Welcome to Park Falls ...
The city of Park Falls is located in Price County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Park Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Park Falls has a population of 2,229 people<2> (see below for details).
Park Falls is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Park Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Park Falls: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Park Falls: 54552<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Park Falls had an population of 2,229 people. This is a decrease of 9.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.19% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Park Falls had a population of 2,462 people (or 17.46% of the total population of Price County). This makes Park Falls the county's most populous community.
The population of Park Falls represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 359th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,462 people, the population of Park Falls decreased 11.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,793 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Park Falls.
Communities near Park Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Falls.
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Butternut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lugerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Glidden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Worcester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Manitowish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Lac du Flambeau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 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 Park Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Park 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 Park Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Park Falls.
Adding Park Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Park 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 Park Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Park Falls post office opened in 1889.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Falls.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Price, 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 Park Falls. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Park Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Park 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 Park Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Park 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/ |