Welcome to Plymouth ...
The city of Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Plymouth has a population of 8,726 people<2> (see below for details).
Plymouth is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Plymouth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Plymouth: 920 & 274<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plymouth had an population of 8,726 people. This is an increase of 3.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.14% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Plymouth had a population of 8,445 people (or 7.31% of the total population of Sheboygan County). This makes Plymouth the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Plymouth represents 0.15% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 108th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 8,445 people, the population of Plymouth increased 8.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,781 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Plymouth.
Communities Also Named Plymouth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Plymouth - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (3), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plymouth.
Websites for Plymouth ...
Official Website: www.plymouthgov.com/
Communities near Plymouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plymouth.
- Sheboygan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheboygan
- From Plymouth to Sheboygan
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheboygan Falls
- From Plymouth to Sheboygan Falls
- Kiel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kiel
- From Plymouth to Kiel
- Howards Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- New Holstein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Oostburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oostburg
- From Plymouth to Oostburg
- Belgium
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belgium
- From Plymouth to Belgium
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Kohler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kohler
- From Plymouth to Kohler
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 Plymouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plymouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plymouth. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Plymouth.
Adding Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plymouth 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 for Plymouth was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Plymouth in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plymouth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plymouth: www.plymouthgov.com/
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sheboygan, 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 Plymouth. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plymouth - 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 Plymouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Plymouth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |