Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

About Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, WI is a thriving city located in eastern Wisconsin with an estimated population of 44,469.

Officially, Fond du Lac is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 19.24 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,311 residents per square mile.

📰 Fond du Lac News Today

• Man arrested after high-speed chase, hours-long search in Fond du Lac County WLUK · Aug 18
• Fond du Lac man flees 12.6-mile police chase, hides in cornfield for hours before arrest NBC26 · Aug 17
• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Fond Du Lac county until 5:45 p.m., Dodge and Jefferson until 6:45 p.m. WTMJ · Aug 18
• Frozen custard shop fiasco: Fond du Lac worker spills mixture in now-viral video WISN · Aug 17
• Fond du Lac, one of several Wisconsin com­mu­nities, offering re­lo­cation in­cen­tives Spectrum News · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fond du Lac Unique

• A top-25 city in Wisconsin by population (#15 of 607 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Fond du Lac — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 44,469.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fond du Lac

• HYS Sazon Colombiano — mexican
• Sweet and Salty Pig — american
• The Bagelmeister — breakfast (café)
• 11:11 Burgers and Beignets
• Common Grounds — coffee shop (café)
• Eaton's Fresh Pizza — pizza
• Falcon's Nest (café)
• Friar Tuck's — american
• Gilles — ice cream
• Gino's Italian Restaurant — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Children's Museum of Fond du Lac · Museum
• Merry-go-Round · Attraction
• Soo Line 2714 · Attraction
• Whip Ride · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fond du Lac

• Fido Dog Park reviews ★
• Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Adelaide Park reviews ★
• Brookfield Park reviews ★
• Buttermilk Creek Park reviews ★
• Catherine Whittier Lewis Park reviews ★
• Colwert-Edward Park reviews ★
• Frank Russell Park reviews ★
• Franklin Park reviews ★
• Fruthfield Park reviews ★
• Greenway Arboretum reviews ★
• Hamilton Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fond du Lac

• Chegwin Elementary
• Evans Elementary
• Fond du Lac High
• Lakeshore Elementary
• Parkside Elementary
• Pier Elementary
• Riverside Elementary
• Roberts Elementary
• Rosenow Elementary
• Sabish Middle
• Taycheedah Correctional Institution
• Theisen Middle
• Waters Elementary
• Woodworth Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Fond Du Lac County Acute Psych Unit · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fond du Lac

🏘️ Nearby Communities