Welcome to Waukau ...
Waukau is located in Winnebago County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waukau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Waukau is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Waukau lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Waukau: 920 & 274<3>
The ZIP code for Waukau: 54980<4>
Communities near Waukau ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waukau.
- Oshkosh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Ripon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- North Fond du Lac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Omro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Winneconne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Redgranite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Rosendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Green Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 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 Waukau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waukau.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waukau. 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 Waukau.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waukau. See our Newspapers Page for Waukau.
Adding Waukau to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waukau 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 Waukau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Waukau post office opened in 1848.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waukau.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waukau - 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 Waukau area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Waukau 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 Waukau). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waukau 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/ |