Residential delivery area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 54922: Bear Creek, WI

ZIP code 54922 uses the postal name Bear Creek, Wisconsin and lies mostly in Outagamie County (55% of its land) with the rest in Waupaca County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $76,350 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Bear Creek; 98% is outside any Census place.

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5national area: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

549sectional center: Milwaukee, WI (SCF 530)

22delivery area within it

Town: Bear Creek · its only residential ZIP
County: Outagamie County (55%); Waupaca County (45%)
Census places: Bear Creek
Metro area: Appleton, WI
House district: WI-8 119th Congress
State: Wisconsin
Time zone: Central
Land area: 46.1 sq mi · 24 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 54922?

54922 centers on 44.549°, -88.743° and covers 46.1 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 54929, 54170, 54949, 54961, 54950.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 54922 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 54922, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 54922 compare with the rest of Outagamie County?

Rank of 54922 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	54922	In Outagamie County	In WI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,101	23rd of 25	614th of 783
Median household income	$76k	18th of 22	319th of 610
Median home value	$218k	20th of 23	400th of 612

Its median household income is higher than in 57% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 29% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 54922?

The 2020 Census counted 1,408 people in 54922; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,101. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 7.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,101±128 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,408−7.0% since 2010 (1,514)
Households: 461
Median age: 44.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 54922?

Of the 1,101 people the ACS estimates in 54922, 19.6% are under 18 and 16.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (81.7%).

Under 1819.6%
18 to 6464.1%
65 and older16.3%

Age of the people of 54922 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic81.7%
Hispanic or Latino9.4%
Other or two or more6.1%
Black, not Hispanic2.6%
Asian, not Hispanic0.1%

Race and Hispanic origin in 54922 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 54922 earn?

Median household income is $76,350 (ACS 2020-2024), the 18th highest of the 22 ranked ZIP codes in Outagamie County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($75,153 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $76,350
Income per person: $46,494
Below the poverty line: 2.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 14.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $62,863640 returns; wages 78% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 54922?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $218,100
Median gross rent: $1,044
Homes owned by their occupants: 81.6%
Housing units: 478

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 54922; 2022: 237.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 54922 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 54922?

14 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 54922?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 54922, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
54929	Clintonville	8,776	$65k	6.4 mi
54170	Shiocton	3,898	$79k	8.2 mi
54949	Manawa	3,565	$91k	9.2 mi
54961	New London	14,485	$72k	9.6 mi
54950	Marion	2,802	$67k	11.4 mi
54933	Embarrass	106	$63k	7.7 mi (near)
54152	Nichols	253	$57k	13.5 mi (near)
54926	Big Falls	125	–	14.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.