Alma Town (Jackson County) is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, home to about 863 people across 58 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54611, 54746 and 54754.
Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population86315 per sq mi
Median home value$216,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$137Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Merrillan; part is in Alma Town (Jackson County)
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Around Alma Town (Jackson County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)120 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI117 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL240 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Alma Town (Jackson County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Alma Town (Jackson County) had 1,033 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1044th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Jackson County grew from 17,466 residents in 1900 to 21,145 in 2020.
Jackson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 35.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Neillsville 3ese, WI weather station (17 miles away).
Jobs in Jackson County
4,983 jobs at 400 businesses in Jackson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alma Town (Jackson County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Black River Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Black River Falls9.7 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleCritical access hospital · emergency room · Neillsville14.3 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Osseo20.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Alma Town (Jackson County)
Parks (5 nearby)
Gile Memorial Park · 39 acres0.5 mi
Alma Center Fields · 26 acres3.5 mi
Turtle Pond Park · 4 acres3.6 mi
Memorial Park · 2 acres2.7 mi
Silver Mound Wayside · 1 acres4.9 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Alma Center School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lincoln ElementaryMerrillan
Pre-K–6
339
Public
0.8 mi
Lincoln Jr/Sr High SchoolAlma Center
7–12
250
Public
3.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Alma Center, Mentor, Merrillan, Garden Valley, Komensky, Hixton Town, Adams Town (Jackson County), Dewhurst and Cleveland Town (Jackson County).
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