Wisconsin · Census place 5553100

Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Mineral Point is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin with an estimated 2,560 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 235th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,560
#235 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
-0.7%
-19 people
Land area
3.1 sq mi
Density
818 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Mineral Point. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

Mineral Point population, 2020 to 2024

Mineral Point lost 19 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +2.

2,57920202,57720212,57720222,55820232,5602024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,581. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Mineral Point covers 3.13 square miles of land, for 818 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Mineral Point is less dense than the typical town.

What county Mineral Point is in

All of Mineral Point's residents live in Iowa County, which had 23,963 residents in 2024. Mineral Point holds 10.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Mineral Point

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Mineral Point by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53565. 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 Mineral Point is

The Census internal point of Mineral Point is at 42.863200, -90.181800. Madison, the capital, is 42.9 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dodgeville, WI (5,077 people), 7.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Madison, WI, 41.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.863200, -90.181800
DMS
42°51'47.52"N 90°10'54.48"W
UTM
15N 730222.8E 4749476.8N
Geohash
9zxggg585
Plus code
86JFVR79+77

Daylight in Mineral Point

At 42.86° N, Mineral Point gets about 15 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Mineral Point

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Dodgeville, 7.6 miles away, with 5,077 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mineral Point, WI?

2,560 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 19 (0.7%) from 2,579 in July 2020.

What county is Mineral Point in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Mineral Point?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 53565.

How far is Mineral Point from Madison?

42.9 miles (69.1 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Mineral Point.

What is the nearest larger city to Mineral Point?

Dodgeville, WI, with 5,077 residents, 7.6 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.