Nelsonville is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, home to about 190 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54458, and parts of 54407 are in Nelsonville too.
Homes sold for a median of $150 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Nelsonville
Mostly New Hope; part is in Nelsonville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Nelsonville. 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)128 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL201 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nelsonville; 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.
Nelsonville had 158 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1797th 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 (14 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with New Hope, Amherst Town, Amherst Junction and Stockton.
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