Winnebago, Wisconsin

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Winnebago, Wisconsin
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Winnebago, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°04′33″N88°31′30″W / 44.07583°N 88.52500°W / 44.07583; -88.52500
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Winnebago
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
54985
Area code 920
GNIS 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.

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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]

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  1. 1 2 "Winnebago, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Winnebago Populated Place Profile / Winnebago County, Wisconsin Data".
  3. "Winnebago, Winnebago Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  4. "Winnebago Mental Health Institute". 20 October 2014.
  5. "Winnebago Mental Health Institute". dhs.wisconsin.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04.
  6. 1 2 3 Ronallo, Alex (14 April 2017). "State threatens to shut off Winnebago water". WLUK . Retrieved April 15, 2017.


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