Welcome to Readfield ...
Readfield is located in Waupaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Readfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.
Readfield is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Readfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Readfield: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Readfield: 54969<4>
Communities Also Named Readfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Readfield - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Readfield.
Communities near Readfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Readfield.
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Neenah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fox Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Menasha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Omro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Winneconne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Weyauwega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 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 Readfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Readfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Readfield. 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 Readfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Readfield. See our Newspapers Page for Readfield.
Adding Readfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Readfield 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 Readfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Readfield post office opened in 1853.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Readfield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Readfield - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Readfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Readfield 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 Readfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Readfield 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/ |