| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:20 PM |
| Population: | 68,073 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55097 |
| CBSA: | Stevens Point-Plover, WI |
| Land Area: | 754 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 19 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.4917, -89.4585 |
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68,073 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 754 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 67,921 to 68,073 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.2% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54423 (Custer, $113,690 median) and poorest ZIP 54481 (Stevens Point, $59,545) are 10.2 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $176,000 in 54921 (Bancroft) to $329,100 in 54423 (Custer).
Density varies 24× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 54921 (Bancroft) to 384 in 54481 (Stevens Point).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.3% bachelor's+ in 54921 (Bancroft) to 41.0% in 54467 (Plover) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #23 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 54492Stevens Point .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,044 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
34.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (15,422 of 44,389 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54481 | Stevens Point | Standard | 28,242 | $59,545 | 73.5 | -4.1% |
| 54467 | Plover | Standard | 14,870 | $87,580 | 59.3 | 7.7% |
| 54482 | Stevens Point | Standard | 8,963 | $94,500 | 94.3 | 0.0% |
| 54406 | Amherst | Standard | 4,040 | $77,533 | 68.0 | 20.7% |
| 54473 | Rosholt | Standard | 2,472 | $80,038 | 86.4 | 1.0% |
| 54423 | Custer | Standard | 2,394 | $113,690 | 48.2 | 7.5% |
| 54443 | Junction City | Standard | 2,145 | $99,423 | 95.5 | -9.7% |
| 54909 | Almond | Standard | 1,982 | $80,417 | 86.8 | -16.9% |
| 54921 | Bancroft | Standard | 1,482 | $76,164 | 93.6 | 13.7% |
| 54407 | Amherst Junction | Standard | 1,350 | $101,563 | 48.2 | -12.1% |
| 54458 | Nelsonville | PO Box | 133 | $57,917 | 0.4 | 47.8% |
| 54492 | Stevens Point | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |