Belle Plaine is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,936 people across 38 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54166 and 54929.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Shawano; part is in Belle Plaine
Mostly Clintonville; part is in Belle Plaine
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Belle Plaine. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)129 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL206 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Belle Plaine; 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.
Belle Plaine had 1,800 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 461st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Shawano County grew from 27,475 residents in 1900 to 40,881 in 2020.
Shawano County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shawano 2ssw, WI weather station (3 miles away).
10,135 jobs at 892 businesses in Shawano County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
241 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Belle Plaine’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 24 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 17 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 50 |
| Mental health providers | 51 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 58 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 16 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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.
Parks (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Clintonville School District, Shawano School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clintonville Elementary SchoolClintonville | Pre-K–5 | 505 | Public | 8.2 mi |
| Hillcrest Primary SchoolShawano | Pre-K–2 | 472 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| LEADS Primary Charter SchoolShawano | Pre-K–2 | 80 | Charter | 4.3 mi |
| Brener ElementaryShawano | 3–5 | 389 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Clintonville MiddleClintonville | 6–8 | 224 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| Shawano Community MiddleShawano | 6–8 | 436 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Clintonville HighClintonville | 9–12 | 392 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| Shawano HighShawano | 9–12 | 702 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolShawano | Pre-K–8 | 91 | Roman Catholic | 4.2 mi |
| St Martin Lutheran SchoolClintonville | Pre-K–8 | 174 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 9.2 mi |
| St James Lutheran SchoolShawano | K–8 | 202 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 4.2 mi |
| Wolf River Lutheran High SchoolShawano | 9–12 | 35 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Shawano, Clintonville, Wescott, Richmond Town (Shawano County), Larrabee, Matteson, Waukechon, Herman Town (Shawano County), Bear Creek Town (Waupaca County), Pella and Embarrass.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.