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Welcome to Vesper ...

The village of Vesper is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vesper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vesper has a population of 544 people<2> (see below for details).

Vesper is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Vesper: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Vesper: 54489<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vesper had an population of 544 people. This is a decrease of 6.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vesper had a population of 584 people. This makes Vesper the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Vesper represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1344th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 584 people, the population of Vesper increased 7.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 541 people).

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

Communities Also Named Vesper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Vesper - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, New York (2), Oregon and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Vesper ...

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

  • Marshfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wisconsin Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nekoosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Edwards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiting
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Whiting is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Pittsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pittsville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Hewitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Biron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Biron is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Auburndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Auburndale is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Junction City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 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 Vesper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vesper.

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

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

Adding Vesper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vesper post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vesper.

Footnotes ...

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