Pine Grove is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,086 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54921, and parts of 54966 are in Pine Grove too.
Homes sold for a median of $244 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,08629 per sq mi
Median home value$113,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$244Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pine Grove. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Pine Grove
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)123 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI83 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL193 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pine Grove; 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
Pine Grove had 873 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 827th 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hancock Exp Farm, WI weather station (11 miles 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
Nearest hospitals
Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wild Rose15.0 miles
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Stevens Point16.9 miles
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wisconsin Rapids17.0 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Pine Grove
Parks (1 nearby)
Carrie Frost Park · 9 acres2.9 mi
Libraries
Plainfield Public Library5.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Plainfield Village, Grant Town (Portage County), Plainfield Town, Buena Vista Town (Portage County), Oasis, Leola and Almond Town.
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.