Welcome to Pittsville ...
The city of Pittsville is located in Wood County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Pittsville has a population of 822 people<2> (see below for details).
Pittsville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pittsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pittsville: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Pittsville: 54466<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pittsville had an population of 822 people. This is a decrease of 5.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.08% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Pittsville had a population of 874 people. This makes Pittsville the county's 14th most populous community.
The population of Pittsville represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 998th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 874 people, the population of Pittsville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 866 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Pittsville.
Communities Also Named Pittsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pittsville - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pittsville.
Communities near Pittsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pittsville.
- Marshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Nekoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Hewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Biron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Auburndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Vesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Rudolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Granton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 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 Pittsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pittsville. 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 Pittsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsville. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pittsville.
Adding Pittsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pittsville 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 Pittsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pittsville post office opened in 1875.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Wood, 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 Pittsville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittsville - 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 Pittsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Pittsville 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 Pittsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pittsville 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/ |