| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (14 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:18 PM |
| Population: | 36,415 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55019 |
| Land Area: | 1,279 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.8040, -90.5308 |
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36,415 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 1,279 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 36,279 to 36,415 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54420 (Chili, $79,899 median) and poorest ZIP 54421 (Colby, $60,820) are 20.4 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $147,100 in 54746 (Humbird) to $214,400 in 54493 (Willard).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 54493 (Willard) to 87 in 54405 (Abbotsford).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.5% bachelor's+ in 54746 (Humbird) to 22.9% in 54420 (Chili) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #39 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #52 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,720 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,938 of 22,654 reporting).
14 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54456 | Neillsville | Standard | 5,890 | $66,934 | 230.4 | -2.3% |
| 54771 | Thorp | Standard | 4,171 | $65,625 | 163.2 | -2.4% |
| 54446 | Loyal | Standard | 3,500 | $74,342 | 76.7 | 12.5% |
| 54421 | Colby | Standard | 3,468 | $60,820 | 69.5 | 7.1% |
| 54437 | Greenwood | Standard | 3,236 | $67,097 | 129.2 | 4.3% |
| 54405 | Abbotsford | Standard | 2,770 | $69,659 | 31.8 | -4.0% |
| 54460 | Owen | Standard | 2,620 | $65,583 | 92.5 | 0.6% |
| 54498 | Withee | Standard | 2,362 | $75,833 | 107.9 | -2.6% |
| 54436 | Granton | Standard | 2,203 | $61,048 | 102.6 | -8.5% |
| 54425 | Dorchester | Standard | 1,988 | $63,424 | 46.0 | -7.0% |
| 54422 | Curtiss | Standard | 1,553 | $71,667 | 39.8 | 16.0% |
| 54420 | Chili | Standard | 1,330 | $79,899 | 40.5 | -6.0% |
| 54746 | Humbird | Standard | 693 | $62,411 | 45.0 | -3.1% |
| 54493 | Willard | Standard | 631 | $70,556 | 104.2 | 5.2% |