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Welcome to Siren ...

The village of Siren is located in Burnett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Siren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Siren has a population of 771 people<2> (see below for details).

Siren is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Siren lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Siren: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Siren: 54872<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Siren had an population of 771 people. This is a decrease of 4.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Siren had a population of 806 people (which is 5.22% of the total population of Burnett County). This makes Siren the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Siren represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1085th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 806 people, the population of Siren decreased 18.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 988 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Siren.

Communities Also Named Siren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Siren - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Siren.

Communities near Siren ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Siren.

  • Grantsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Frederic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederic is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Luck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Luck is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Milltown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Milltown is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Webster is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Clam Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hertel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Atlas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bashaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Siren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Siren.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Siren. 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 Siren.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Siren. See our Newspapers Page for Siren.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siren ...

Looking for more information about Siren? 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 Siren, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Siren.

Adding Siren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Siren 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 Siren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Siren post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siren.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Burnett, 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 Siren.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Siren - 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 Siren area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Siren 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 village (such as Siren). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Siren 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/