Winnebago, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

44°04′33″N 88°31′30″W / 44.07583°N 88.52500°W / 44.07583; -88.52500Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyWinnebagoElevation

235 m (771 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

54985

Area code920GNIS feature ID1577889^[1]

Winnebago is an unincorporated community in the Town of Oshkosh in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]^[2] It is located just outside the northeast edge of the city of Oshkosh.^[3] The Winnebago Mental Health Institute is located in Winnebago.^[4] The ZIP code is: 54985.^[5] U.S. Route 45 ran through the community until the road's route was moved west; the former route is now occupied by County Highway A.

2017 water issues

The community residents began receiving water and sewer utilities from the Winnebago Health Institute in the 1940s.^[6] In April 2017, 24 community residents received a letter from the state of Wisconsin stating that it will be shutting off their water and sewer on August 1, 2017.^[6] The institute receives water from the City of Oshkosh which annexed the institute in 1998; the institute had sent letters to the town and city asking for them to come up with a solution.^[6]

Notable people

Gene Englund, basketball player

Images

Post office
Winnebago Mental Health Institute

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Winnebago, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Winnebago Populated Place Profile / Winnebago County, Wisconsin Data".
^ "Winnebago, Winnebago Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
^ "Winnebago Mental Health Institute". October 20, 2014.
^ "Winnebago Mental Health Institute". dhs.wisconsin.gov. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronallo, Alex (April 14, 2017). "State threatens to shut off Winnebago water". WLUK. Retrieved April 15, 2017.