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Welcome to Omro ...

The city of Omro is located in Winnebago County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Omro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Omro has a population of 3,583 people<2> (see below for details).

Omro is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Omro: (920) and (274)<4>

The ZIP code for Omro: 54963<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Omro had an population of 3,583 people. This is an increase of 1.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Omro had a population of 3,517 people. This makes Omro the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Omro represents 0.06% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 249th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,517 people, the population of Omro increased 10.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,177 people).

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

Communities Also Named Omro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Omro - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Omro ...

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

  • Oshkosh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
    • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
  • Neenah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
    • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
  • Fox Crossing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
    • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Menasha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
    • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
  • Ripon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
  • Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Winneconne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
    • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Redgranite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
    • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
  • Rosendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Green Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 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 Omro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omro.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omro. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Omro.

Adding Omro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Omro post office opened in 1850.

We also found Omro in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omro.

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

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 Winnebago, 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 Omro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920).
<5>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 Omro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Omro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>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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