| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 274 / 534 / 715 / 920 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:21 PM |
| Population: | 59,894 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55135 |
| Land Area: | 919 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 22 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.4617, -88.9424 |
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59,894 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 919 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 59,370 to 59,769 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.7% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54940 (Fremont, $90,813 median) and poorest ZIP 54929 (Clintonville, $64,626) are 30.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $161,500 in 54950 (Marion) to $307,100 in 54940 (Fremont).
Density varies 263× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 54962 (Ogdensburg) to 5,608 in 54946 (King).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.0% bachelor's+ in 54946 (King) to 28.0% in 54940 (Fremont) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #27 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #37 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,589 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (9,061 of 43,717 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54981 | Waupaca | Standard | 14,870 | $72,640 | 141.4 | -3.4% |
| 54961 | New London | Standard | 14,485 | $71,824 | 132.0 | 4.2% |
| 54929 | Clintonville | Standard | 8,776 | $64,626 | 127.7 | -2.6% |
| 54940 | Fremont | Standard | 4,533 | $90,813 | 96.8 | 16.7% |
| 54983 | Weyauwega | Standard | 4,144 | $71,094 | 89.9 | -7.5% |
| 54949 | Manawa | Standard | 3,565 | $90,786 | 64.0 | 7.5% |
| 54945 | Iola | Standard | 3,470 | $69,602 | 103.4 | -1.6% |
| 54950 | Marion | Standard | 2,802 | $67,102 | 76.8 | -7.8% |
| 54977 | Scandinavia | Standard | 1,592 | $81,328 | 37.7 | 20.4% |
| 54962 | Ogdensburg | Standard | 1,025 | $83,452 | 48.0 | -12.2% |
| 54946 | King | PO Box | 401 | — | 0.1 | 616.1% |
| 54926 | Big Falls | PO Box | 125 | — | 0.3 | — |
| 54933 | Embarrass | PO Box | 106 | $63,125 | 0.6 | -59.8% |
| 54969 | Readfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |