St. Lawrence is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, home to about 712 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54962, and parts of 54977 are in St. Lawrence too.
Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly St. Lawrence; also Helvetia and Ogdensburg
Mostly Scandinavia Town; part is in St. Lawrence
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Lawrence. 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)117 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Appleton International Airport (ATW)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI95 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL191 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Lawrence; 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.
St. Lawrence had 714 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1194th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Waupaca County grew from 31,615 residents in 1900 to 51,812 in 2020.
Waupaca County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waupaca, WI weather station (6 miles away).
15,170 jobs at 1,199 businesses in Waupaca 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
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Scandinavia Town, Scandinavia Village, Helvetia, Amherst Town, Ogdensburg, Farmington Town (Waupaca County) and Waupaca 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.