| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:40 PM |
| Population: | 50,561 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55093 |
| CBSA: | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
| Land Area: | 690 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.7192, -92.4102 |
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50,561 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 690 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 47,297 to 50,561 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.9% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54011 (Ellsworth, $102,636 median) and poorest ZIP 54761 (Plum City, $75,536) are 14.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $185,000 in 54723 (Bay City) to $373,100 in 54022 (River Falls).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 54750 (Maiden Rock) to 177 in 54022 (River Falls).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.5% bachelor's+ in 54723 (Bay City) to 46.7% in 54022 (River Falls) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #29 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #7 for median household income with the #11 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $95,462 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
36.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (12,214 of 33,508 reporting).
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54022 | River Falls | Standard | 24,789 | $96,642 | 140.2 | 13.1% |
| 54021 | Prescott | Standard | 7,346 | $97,321 | 50.3 | 10.0% |
| 54011 | Ellsworth | Standard | 7,054 | $102,636 | 100.8 | 7.0% |
| 54767 | Spring Valley | Standard | 3,352 | $83,917 | 83.5 | -1.2% |
| 54014 | Hager City | Standard | 2,026 | $101,667 | 48.4 | -9.7% |
| 54740 | Elmwood | Standard | 1,760 | $79,387 | 82.5 | -15.0% |
| 54761 | Plum City | Standard | 1,149 | $75,536 | 40.8 | -12.2% |
| 54003 | Beldenville | Standard | 1,065 | $94,352 | 25.0 | 17.9% |
| 54750 | Maiden Rock | Standard | 1,047 | $93,750 | 76.5 | 7.4% |
| 54723 | Bay City | Standard | 973 | $81,875 | 41.5 | -20.1% |