| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 353 / 534 / 608 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:21 PM |
| Population: | 35,578 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55121 |
| Land Area: | 1,021 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3271, -91.3614 |
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35,578 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 1,021 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,555 to 35,578 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.0% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54630 (Galesville, $95,549 median) and poorest ZIP 54625 (Dodge, $53,157) are 8.8 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $179,300 in 54773 (Whitehall) to $290,400 in 54738 (Eleva).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 23 people/sq mi in 54747 (Independence) to 59 in 54661 (Trempealeau).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.1% bachelor's+ in 54625 (Dodge) to 30.6% in 54738 (Eleva) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #41 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #28 for median household income with the #16 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,358 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,144 of 23,612 reporting).
11 Standard delivery, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54612 | Arcadia | Standard | 5,915 | $77,647 | 161.3 | 13.5% |
| 54758 | Osseo | Standard | 4,577 | $67,930 | 159.5 | -2.8% |
| 54630 | Galesville | Standard | 4,261 | $95,549 | 85.2 | 7.0% |
| 54661 | Trempealeau | Standard | 3,806 | $79,720 | 64.7 | 12.0% |
| 54738 | Eleva | Standard | 3,784 | $95,179 | 100.6 | 23.8% |
| 54773 | Whitehall | Standard | 3,542 | $72,232 | 70.9 | 4.4% |
| 54747 | Independence | Standard | 2,690 | $70,820 | 115.6 | 2.8% |
| 54616 | Blair | Standard | 2,443 | $72,222 | 97.4 | -8.1% |
| 54770 | Strum | Standard | 2,033 | $83,636 | 74.5 | -5.7% |
| 54627 | Ettrick | Standard | 2,020 | $77,212 | 81.5 | 6.3% |
| 54625 | Dodge | Standard | 317 | $53,157 | 9.3 | 22.4% |
| 54760 | Pigeon Falls | PO Box | 190 | $88,750 | 0.0 | -10.0% |