Wisconsin · Census place 5588150
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells is a city in 4 counties of Wisconsin with an estimated 3,157 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 211th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,157
- #211 of 370 in Wisconsin
- Change since 2020
- +4.7%
- +141 people
- Land area
- 7.8 sq mi
- + 0.34 sq mi water
- Density
- 403 / sq mi
- State median 1,583
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Wisconsin Dells population, 2020 to 2024
Wisconsin Dells added 141 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.7%. In the latest year it moved by -20.
Wisconsin Dells covers 7.84 square miles of land and 0.34 of water, for 403 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Wisconsin Dells is less dense than the typical town.
The 4 counties Wisconsin Dells spans
Wisconsin Dells crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 3,157 residents as follows; Columbia County holds 77.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Columbia County2,453
- 02Sauk County589
- 03Adams County113
- 04Juneau County2
ZIP codes in Wisconsin Dells
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wisconsin Dells by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53965. 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 Wisconsin Dells is
The Census internal point of Wisconsin Dells is at 43.638400, -89.775800. Madison, the capital, is 43.6 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lake Delton, WI (3,466 people), 3.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Madison, WI, 41.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.638400, -89.775800
- DMS
- 43°38'18.24"N 89°46'32.88"W
- UTM
- 16N 276101.3E 4835456.4N
- Geohash
- dpb0m05k0
- Plus code
- 86MGJ6QF+9M
Daylight in Wisconsin Dells
At 43.64° N, Wisconsin Dells gets about 15 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Wisconsin Dells
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Lake Delton, 3.2 miles away, with 3,466 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Wisconsin Dells, WI?
3,157 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 141 (4.7%) from 3,016 in July 2020.
What county is Wisconsin Dells in?
It spans 4 counties: Columbia County (2,453 residents), Sauk County (589 residents), Adams County (113 residents), Juneau County (2 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Wisconsin Dells?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 53965.
How far is Wisconsin Dells from Madison?
43.6 miles (70.2 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Wisconsin Dells.
What is the nearest larger city to Wisconsin Dells?
Lake Delton, WI, with 3,466 residents, 3.2 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.