Krakow is an

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and

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located primarily in

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, United States, with a small portion in Oconto County. Krakow is located on

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north of Pulaski, in the towns of

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, and

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. Krakow has a

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with ZIP code 54137.ZIP Code Lookup
/ref> As of the 2020 census, its population is 378. Krakow has a Catholic church and a tavern. In its heyday, it had a grocery store, a cheese factory, a pickle canning company, movie theaters, a few taverns, a parochial school, and a public school.

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Census-designated places in Oconto County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Shawano County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin {{ShawanoCountyWI-geo-stub