Welcome to Oshkosh ...
The city of Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County<1> and is the County Seat for Winnebago County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oshkosh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oshkosh has a population of 66,933 people<2> (see below for details).
Oshkosh is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Oshkosh lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Oshkosh: (920) & (274)<4>
Websites for Oshkosh ...
Official Website: www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.oshkoshchamber.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oshkosh had an population of 66,933 people. This is an increase of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.38% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Oshkosh had a population of 66,083 people (which is 39.57% of the total population of Winnebago County). This makes Oshkosh the county's most populous community.
The population of Oshkosh represents 1.16% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 66,083 people, the population of Oshkosh increased 5.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 62,916 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Oshkosh.
Communities Also Named Oshkosh ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Oshkosh - they are located in Louisiana, Nebraska (2) and North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oshkosh.
Communities near Oshkosh ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oshkosh.
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Fond du Lac
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Neenah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fox Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Ripon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- North Fond du Lac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Oshkosh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oshkosh.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oshkosh. 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 Oshkosh.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oshkosh. Our list includes 62 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oshkosh.
Adding Oshkosh to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oshkosh post office opened in 1840.
We also found Oshkosh in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oshkosh.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oshkosh: www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/
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 Oshkosh. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oshkosh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |