Dewey Town (Portage County) is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,157 people across 45 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54455 and 54482.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Kronenwetter; part is in Dewey Town (Portage County)
Mostly Stevens Point; part is in Dewey Town (Portage County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dewey Town (Portage County). 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)145 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL217 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dewey Town (Portage 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.
Dewey Town (Portage County) had 962 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 774th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Portage County grew from 29,483 residents in 1900 to 70,377 in 2020.
Portage County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stevens Pt, WI weather station (10 miles away).
29,656 jobs at 1,715 businesses in Portage County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
144 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dewey Town (Portage County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 23 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 12 |
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 37 |
| Mental health providers | 26 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 18 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 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 Stevens Point Area Public School District, Mosinee School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannach ElementaryStevens Point | Pre-K–6 | 368 | Public | 9.3 mi |
| Mosinee ElementaryMosinee | Pre-K–3 | 632 | Public | 11.8 mi |
| Mosinee MiddleMosinee | 4–8 | 685 | Public | 11.4 mi |
| Mosinee HighMosinee | 9–12 | 548 | Public | 11.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northland Lutheran High SchoolKronenwetter | 9–12 | 110 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 13.4 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 Stevens Point, Kronenwetter, Mosinee City, Hull, Mosinee Town, Stockton, Knowlton, Bergen Town (Marathon County), Emmet Town (Marathon County), Guenther, Green Valley Town (Marathon County) and Sharon Town (Portage County).
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.