| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:41 PM |
| Population: | 84,039 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55141 |
| CBSA: | Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI |
| Land Area: | 1,183 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 38 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.4740, -89.9833 |
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84,039 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 1,183 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 83,450 to 84,039 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.7% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54441 (Hewitt, $92,031 median) and poorest ZIP 54495 (Wisconsin Rapids, $49,798) are 19.5 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $139,100 in 54495 (Wisconsin Rapids) to $260,600 in 54441 (Hewitt).
Density varies 97× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 54466 (Pittsville) to 852 in 54441 (Hewitt).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.3% bachelor's+ in 54495 (Wisconsin Rapids) to 29.3% in 54441 (Hewitt) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #20 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #40 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,520 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (13,813 of 61,062 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54494 | Wisconsin Rapids | Standard | 27,696 | $72,595 | 130.5 | 5.1% |
| 54449 | Marshfield | Standard | 26,183 | $67,551 | 173.1 | 0.3% |
| 54457 | Nekoosa | Standard | 8,183 | $71,083 | 147.0 | -0.3% |
| 54495 | Wisconsin Rapids | Standard | 7,859 | $49,798 | 112.9 | -2.1% |
| 54410 | Arpin | Standard | 2,611 | $84,135 | 65.3 | 8.8% |
| 54466 | Pittsville | Standard | 2,557 | $67,000 | 291.1 | -15.2% |
| 54412 | Auburndale | Standard | 2,122 | $83,576 | 75.6 | 3.9% |
| 54469 | Port Edwards | Standard | 1,820 | $74,038 | 3.0 | 1.3% |
| 54475 | Rudolph | Standard | 1,447 | $79,500 | 35.8 | -12.0% |
| 54489 | Vesper | Standard | 1,336 | $63,352 | 47.4 | -14.2% |
| 54454 | Milladore | Standard | 1,215 | $82,589 | 45.0 | -9.9% |
| 54441 | Hewitt | Standard | 791 | $92,031 | 0.9 | -1.7% |
| 54413 | Babcock | PO Box | 219 | $64,688 | 55.3 | 65.9% |
| 54415 | Blenker | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |