Linwood is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,107 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54475 and 54481.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,10735 per sq mi
Median home value$270,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$177Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Linwood
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)137 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI99 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL208 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Linwood; 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
Linwood had 1,070 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 806th 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).
Weather by month
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 (about a mile away).
Jobs in Portage County
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).
Health care
436 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Linwood’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Stevens PointUnder a mile
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wisconsin Rapids15.7 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - WestonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Weston25.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
36
Specialist doctors
68
Dentists
40
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
85
Mental health providers
109
Physical and occupational therapists
77
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
17
Pharmacies
13
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 Linwood
Parks (57 nearby)
Iverson Park · 173 acres1.7 mi
Whiting Well Field · 143 acres2.3 mi
Bukolt Park · 60 acres1.5 mi
West River Park · 59 acres1.5 mi
Little Plover River Park · 53 acres3.6 mi
Lower Whiting Park · 42 acres2.0 mi
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Stevens Point Area Co-Op1.0 mi
Metro Market1.1 mi
Save-A-Lot1.1 mi
Festival Foods1.3 mi
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Walgreens1.2 mi
Walgreens1.3 mi
Walmart Pharmacy3.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Portage County Public Library0.6 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Fire House Number 20.2 mi
Beth Israel Synagogue0.5 mi
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum0.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (8 nearby)
Jenkins Theater0.6 mi
Noel Fine Arts Center0.6 mi
Michelson Concert Hall0.6 mi
Pfiffner Bandshell1.0 mi
CWACT Rehearsal Shack1.1 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin Rapids School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt LearningStevens Point
9–12
77
Alternative Education
1.3 mi
Stevens Point Area Senior HighStevens Point
10–12
1,478
Public
1.6 mi
Private schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Pacelli Catholic Elementary St. Stephen ElementaryStevens Point
Pre-K–4
154
Roman Catholic
0.4 mi
Pcs Elementary-St StephenStevens Point
Pre-K–4
153
Roman Catholic
0.4 mi
St Stephen SchoolStevens Point
Pre-K–4
154
Roman Catholic
0.4 mi
Stevens Point Christian AcademyStevens Point
K–12
78
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.6 mi
Pacelli Catholic Middle SchoolStevens Point
5–8
192
Roman Catholic
1.0 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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