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Welcome to Alma ...

The city of Alma is located in Buffalo County<1> and is the County Seat for Buffalo County.



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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alma has a population of 713 people<2> (see below for details).

Alma is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Alma: 54610<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alma had an population of 713 people. This is a decrease of 8.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alma had a population of 781 people (which is 5.75% of the total population of Buffalo County). This makes Alma the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Alma represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 781 people, the population of Alma decreased 17.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 942 people).

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

Communities Also Named Alma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alma ...

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

  • Lake City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <6>
  • Plainview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <6>
  • Wabasha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
    • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <6>
  • Buffalo City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Buffalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
  • Fountain City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Pepin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
    • Pepin is located in Pepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Rollingstone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingstone
    • Rollingstone is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollingstone <6>
  • Altura
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
    • Altura is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <6>
  • Kellogg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <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 Alma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alma ...

Looking for more information about Alma? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alma.

Adding Alma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma.

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

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalocounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Buffalo, 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 Alma.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as Alma). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alma or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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