Welcome to Port Wing ...
Port Wing is located in Bayfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Wing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
A typical abbreviation for Port Wing: Prt. Wing
Port Wing is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Port Wing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Port Wing: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Port Wing: 54865<4>
Communities near Port Wing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Wing.
- Cloverland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Moquah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Two Harbors
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Knife River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benoit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Lake Nebagamon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Poplar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Washburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Sutherland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
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 Port Wing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Wing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Wing. 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 Port Wing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Wing. See our Newspapers Page for Port Wing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Wing ...
Looking for more information about Port Wing? 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 Port Wing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Wing.
Adding Port Wing to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Wing 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 Port Wing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Port Wing post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Wing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Wing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Port Wing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Port Wing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 community (such as Port Wing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Wing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |