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Welcome to Waldo ...

The village of Waldo is located in Sheboygan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waldo has a population of 501 people<2> (see below for details).

Waldo is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Waldo: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Waldo: 53093<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waldo had an population of 501 people. This is a decrease of 0.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waldo had a population of 503 people. This makes Waldo the county's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 503 people, the population of Waldo increased 11.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 450 people).

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

Communities Also Named Waldo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Waldo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Waldo ...

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

  • Sheboygan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheboygan Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kewaskum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
  • Kiel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Howards Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oostburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Belgium
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fredonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 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 Waldo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldo.

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

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

Adding Waldo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waldo post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sheboygan, 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 Waldo.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldo - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Waldo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Waldo 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 Waldo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waldo 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/