Wisconsin · Census place 5550825

Menasha, Wisconsin

Menasha is a city in 2 counties of Wisconsin with an estimated 18,433 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 47th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
18,433
#47 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
+0.8%
+155 people
Land area
6.0 sq mi
+ 1.73 sq mi water
Density
3,052 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Menasha. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Madison.

Menasha population, 2020 to 2024

Menasha added 155 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.8%. In the latest year it moved by +77. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 76th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Menasha is 1.5 times that size.

18.3k202018.1k202118.3k202218.4k202318.4k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 18,259. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Menasha covers 6.04 square miles of land and 1.73 of water, for 3,052 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Menasha is denser than the typical town.

The 2 counties Menasha spans

Menasha crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 18,433 residents as follows; Winnebago County holds 82.4% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Winnebago County15,187
  2. 02Calumet County3,246
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Menasha

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Menasha by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54952. 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 Menasha is

The Census internal point of Menasha is at 44.212300, -88.427400. Madison, the capital, is 92.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Fox Crossing, WI (19,362 people), 2.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Green Bay, WI, 30.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.212300, -88.427400
DMS
44°12'44.28"N 88°25'38.64"W
UTM
16N 385968.0E 4896443.6N
Geohash
dpc5eb95k
Plus code
86PH6H6F+W2

Daylight in Menasha

At 44.21° N, Menasha gets about 15 h 31 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 39 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Menasha

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Fox Crossing, 2.7 miles away, with 19,362 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Menasha, WI?

18,433 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 155 (0.8%) from 18,278 in July 2020.

What county is Menasha in?

It spans 2 counties: Winnebago County (15,187 residents), Calumet County (3,246 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Menasha?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 54952.

How far is Menasha from Madison?

92.0 miles (148.0 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Menasha.

What is the nearest larger city to Menasha?

Fox Crossing, WI, with 19,362 residents, 2.7 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.