Welcome to Oconto Falls ...

The city of Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oconto Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oconto Falls has a population of 2,806 people<2> (see below for details).

Oconto Falls is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Oconto Falls ...

Official Website: www.ci.ocontofalls.wi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oconto Falls had an population of 2,806 people. This is a decrease of 2.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oconto Falls had a population of 2,891 people (which is 7.68% of the total population of Oconto County). This makes Oconto Falls the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Oconto Falls represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,891 people, the population of Oconto Falls increased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,843 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oconto Falls.

Communities near Oconto Falls ...

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

• Suamico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  • Suamico is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
• Oconto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
• Bonduel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
  • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• Gillett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  • Gillett is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Coleman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
• Cecil
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Cecil is located in Shawano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
• Lena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Suring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
  • Suring is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
• Pound
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 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 Oconto Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oconto Falls.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oconto Falls. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oconto Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oconto Falls ...

Looking for more information about Oconto Falls? 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 Oconto Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oconto Falls.

Adding Oconto Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oconto Falls 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 Oconto Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oconto Falls post office opened in 1871.

We also found Oconto Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oconto Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oconto Falls: www.ci.ocontofalls.wi.us/

The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/

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