Wisconsin · Census place 5514575

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Chippewa Falls is a city in Chippewa County, Wisconsin with an estimated 15,075 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 61st largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
15,075
#61 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
+2.3%
+343 people
Land area
11.4 sq mi
+ 0.54 sq mi water
Density
1,326 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Chippewa Falls. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

Chippewa Falls population, 2020 to 2024

Chippewa Falls added 343 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.3%. In the latest year it moved by +302. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 57th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Chippewa Falls is 1.2 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 14,736. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Chippewa Falls covers 11.37 square miles of land and 0.54 of water, for 1,326 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Chippewa Falls is less dense than the typical town.

What county Chippewa Falls is in

All of Chippewa Falls's residents live in Chippewa County, which had 67,323 residents in 2024. Chippewa Falls holds 22.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Chippewa Falls

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Chippewa Falls by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54729. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Chippewa Falls is

The Census internal point of Chippewa Falls is at 44.934700, -91.389200. Madison, the capital, is 162.6 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Eau Claire, WI (72,331 people), 9.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 83.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.934700, -91.389200
DMS
44°56'4.92"N 91°23'21.12"W
UTM
15N 627099.9E 4976958.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
86PCWJM6+V8

Daylight in Chippewa Falls

At 44.93° N, Chippewa Falls gets about 15 h 37 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 46 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 50 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Chippewa Falls

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Lake Hallie, 3.3 miles away, with 7,349 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chippewa Falls, WI?

15,075 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 343 (2.3%) from 14,732 in July 2020.

What county is Chippewa Falls in?

Chippewa County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Chippewa Falls?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 54729.

How far is Chippewa Falls from Madison?

162.6 miles (261.7 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Chippewa Falls.

What is the nearest larger city to Chippewa Falls?

Eau Claire, WI, with 72,331 residents, 9.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.