| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 353 / 608 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:38 PM |
| Population: | 27,842 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55057 |
| Land Area: | 804 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.8514, -90.1801 |
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27,842 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 804 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,449 to 27,815 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 53968 (Wonewoc, $74,479 median) and poorest ZIP 54646 (Necedah, $59,750) are 31.7 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $166,700 in 54646 (Necedah) to $207,600 in 53968 (Wonewoc).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 54646 (Necedah) to 58 in 53950 (New Lisbon).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.0% bachelor's+ in 54646 (Necedah) to 19.5% in 53948 (Mauston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #45 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #63 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,379 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,463 of 20,315 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53948 | Mauston | Standard | 8,195 | $62,829 | 152.4 | 1.1% |
| 53950 | New Lisbon | Standard | 5,942 | $72,768 | 102.5 | 7.3% |
| 54646 | Necedah | Standard | 3,770 | $59,750 | 206.8 | -7.0% |
| 53929 | Elroy | Standard | 2,808 | $65,568 | 75.6 | 8.3% |
| 53968 | Wonewoc | Standard | 2,429 | $74,479 | 75.1 | -1.3% |
| 54618 | Camp Douglas | Standard | 2,333 | $73,214 | 112.0 | 6.3% |
| 53944 | Lyndon Station | Standard | 2,207 | $72,614 | 79.3 | -5.3% |
| 54637 | Hustler | PO Box | 131 | $50,250 | 0.3 | -26.0% |
| 53962 | Union Center | PO Box | 27 | $28,333 | 0.0 | — |
| 54641 | Mather | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |