| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 274 / 715 / 920 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:41 PM |
| Population: | 22,198 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55137 |
| Land Area: | 626 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.1280, -89.2526 |
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22,198 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 626 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,660 to 22,198 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.5% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54930 (Coloma, $77,692 median) and poorest ZIP 54967 (Poy Sippi, $51,555) are 28.8 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $156,200 in 54966 (Plainfield) to $216,200 in 54984 (Wild Rose).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 19 people/sq mi in 54943 (Hancock) to 155 in 54967 (Poy Sippi).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.1% bachelor's+ in 54970 (Redgranite) to 21.6% in 54982 (Wautoma) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #48 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #61 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,967 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,761 of 16,916 reporting).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54982 | Wautoma | Standard | 6,958 | $64,201 | 134.0 | -3.2% |
| 54970 | Redgranite | Standard | 3,845 | $64,309 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
| 54984 | Wild Rose | Standard | 3,394 | $64,120 | 83.4 | 6.3% |
| 54943 | Hancock | Standard | 2,250 | $62,500 | 120.8 | 22.7% |
| 54966 | Plainfield | Standard | 2,202 | $67,143 | 92.8 | 9.1% |
| 54930 | Coloma | Standard | 1,840 | $77,692 | 89.6 | 4.8% |
| 54965 | Pine River | Standard | 1,212 | $60,625 | 59.3 | -12.9% |
| 54967 | Poy Sippi | Standard | 497 | $51,555 | 3.2 | 11.4% |
| 54976 | Saxeville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |