Welcome to Wausau ...

The town of Wausau is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wausau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wausau has a population of 400 people<2> (see below for details).

Wausau is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Wausau (for example, toward Chattahoochee), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Wausau: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP code for Wausau: 32463<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wausau had an population of 400 people. This is an increase of 4.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wausau had a population of 383 people. This makes Wausau the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 383 people, the population of Wausau decreased 3.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 398 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wausau ...

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

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

Communities near Wausau ...

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

• Chipley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipley
  • Chipley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipley <6>
• Bonifay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifay
  • Bonifay is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonifay <6>
• Cottondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Cottondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <6>
• Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
• Alford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
  • Alford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alford <6>
• Caryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <6>
• Westville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <6>
• Brock Crossroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
  • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Washington County
• Steele City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
  • Steele City is located in Jackson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wausau ...

Looking for more information about Wausau? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wausau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wausau.

Adding Wausau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wausau 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 for Wausau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wausau post office opened in 1892.

We also found Wausau on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wausau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wausau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/