Welcome to Watertown ...

The city of Watertown is located in Carver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watertown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Watertown has a population of 4,536 people<2> (see below for details).

Watertown is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Watertown: (952)

The ZIP code for Watertown: 55388<4>

Websites for Watertown ...

Official Website: www.ci.watertown.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Watertown had an population of 4,536 people. This is an increase of 7.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Watertown had a population of 4,205 people. This makes Watertown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Watertown represents 0.08% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,205 people, the population of Watertown increased 38.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,029 people).

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

Communities Also Named Watertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Watertown - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois (3), Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Watertown ...

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

• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
• Minnetonka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <6>
• Chaska
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaska
  • Chaska is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaska <6>
• Chanhassen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chanhassen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
  • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <6>
• Saint Michael
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
  • Saint Michael is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michael <6>
• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Waconia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
  • Waconia is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <6>
• Victoria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <6>
• Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Mound is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <6>
• Minnetrista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetrista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetrista
  • Minnetrista is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetrista <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watertown ...

Looking for more information about Watertown? 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 Watertown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Watertown.

Adding Watertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watertown 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 Watertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Watertown post office opened in 1856.

We also found Watertown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Watertown: www.ci.watertown.mn.us/

The official website for Carver County: www.co.carver.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/