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Welcome to Spooner ...

The city of Spooner is located in Washburn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spooner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spooner has a population of 2,577 people<2> (see below for details).

Spooner is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Spooner: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Spooner: 54801<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spooner had an population of 2,577 people. This is a decrease of 3.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spooner had a population of 2,682 people (which is 16.84% of the total population of Washburn County). This makes Spooner the county's most populous community.

The population of Spooner represents 0.05% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 333rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,682 people, the population of Spooner increased 1.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,653 people).

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

Communities Also Named Spooner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Spooner - they are located in Georgia (2) and Texas.

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

Websites for Spooner ...

Official Website: https://cityofspoonerwi.gov/

Communities near Spooner ...

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

  • Shell Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Minong
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Birchwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Haugen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Haugen is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Earl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bashaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Madge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hertel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nobleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Spooner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spooner.

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

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

Adding Spooner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spooner post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spooner.

Footnotes ...

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