{"id":8789,"date":"2023-10-07T08:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8789"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:40","slug":"adams-county-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/adams-county-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams County, Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adams County is a county in Wisconsin, United States, in the central part of the state along the Wisconsin River. It had a population of 20,654 at the 2020 census and covers 689 square miles (1,780 km2), with 646 square miles (1,670 km2) of land and 43 square miles (110 km2) of water, centred near 43\u00b058\u2032N 89\u00b046\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Friendship is the county seat, and its postal code is 53934. The county has 2 cities, 1 village, 17 towns and 6 census-designated places. It observes Central time and carries FIPS code 55001.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Adams County<\/h2>\n

Adams County has two incorporated cities, one village (the county seat), six census-designated places (CDPs), and a scatter of smaller unincorporated communities inside its 17 towns. CDPs are recognized by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes but are not self-governing; “Unincorp.” communities have no municipal government of their own and are administered by their township.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Friendship<\/td>\nVillage · seat<\/td>\nAdams<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n53934<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adams<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAdams<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n53910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wisconsin Dells<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nRome (part)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkdale<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBig Flats<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54613<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Marsh<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n53936<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dellwood<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Arrowhead<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Camelot<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Sherwood<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Flats<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBig Flats<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEaston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monroe Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMonroe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rome<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRome<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strongs Prairie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nStrongs Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Spring<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brooks<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookside<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cottonville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Rome<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plainville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The City of Wisconsin Dells is a border-straddling resort city that sits mostly in Columbia, Juneau and Sauk counties, with only a small northern slice inside the Town of Rome in Adams County \u2014 the wider Wisconsin Dells resort area on the Adams County side is often called “Lake Delton” locally, though Lake Delton itself is a separate village in Sauk County.<\/p>\n

Towns<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Town<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rome<\/td>\n—<\/td>\npart of Wisconsin Dells, Lake Arrowhead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adams<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAdams, Friendship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Flats<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBig Flats, Arkdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monroe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMonroe Center, Lake Camelot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strongs Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nStrongs Prairie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEaston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colburn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dell Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leola<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Chester<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Haven<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCottonville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quincy<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGrand Marsh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Springville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Wisconsin’s 17 civil towns in Adams County are the units of local government for the county’s unincorporated land \u2014 each elects its own town board and is distinct from the census-designated places and unincorporated communities that sit inside its borders. Township-level 2020 population breakdowns are not independently verified here and are omitted rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n