{"id":8817,"date":"2023-10-07T20:41:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T20:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:45","slug":"door-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/door-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Door County, Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Door County is a county in Wisconsin, United States, on the Door Peninsula, about 45 miles
\nnortheast of Green Bay. It had a population of 30,066 at the 2020 census, an estimated 30,445 by
\n2024, and covers 2,370 square miles (6,100 km2) centred near 45\u00b001\u2032N 87\u00b001\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Sturgeon Bay is the county seat and the county’s only city; its postal code is 54235. The
\ncounty holds 1 city, 4 incorporated villages and roughly 25 unincorporated communities across 14
\ntowns, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 55029.<\/p>\n

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

Door County has 30 named places on record: 1 city, 4 incorporated villages, 1 census-designated
\nplace and roughly 24 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. Wisconsin’s
\n“towns” are civil townships, listed separately below; the Township column here names the
\ntownship each unincorporated place sits inside. Incorporated places (the city and the four
\nvillages) are detached from any township, so that column reads — for them. CDP stands for
\ncensus-designated place; Unincorp. covers named crossroads and rural communities with no formal
\nboundary.<\/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\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
Sturgeon Bay<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n9,646<\/td>\n54235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sister Bay<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,148<\/td>\n54234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egg Harbor<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n358<\/td>\n54209<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forestville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n482<\/td>\n54213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ephraim<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n345<\/td>\n54211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellison Bay<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nLiberty Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGibraltar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gills Rock<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLiberty Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northport<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLiberty Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Bay<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLiberty Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rowleys Bay<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLiberty Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juddville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGibraltar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baileys Harbor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBaileys Harbor<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitefish Bay<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSevastopol<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Institute<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSevastopol<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valmy<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSevastopol<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Jacksonport<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nJacksonport<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idlewild<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nNasewaupee<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlsville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEgg Harbor<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Sturgeon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGardner<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shoemaker Point<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salona<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClay Banks<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vignes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClay Banks<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brussels<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrussels<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolberg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrussels<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosiere<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrussels<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namur<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nUnion \/ Brussels<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maplewood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carnot<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peninsula Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Harbor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Namur straddles the Union–Brussels town line; sources disagree on which township holds it,
\nso both are listed. Rosiere also crosses a county line — most of its area sits in Door
\nCounty’s Town of Brussels, but part extends south into Kewaunee County. Carnot, Maplewood and
\nPeninsula Center appear on the county’s own list of named communities, but no source specifies
\nwhich of the 14 towns holds each one, so that cell is left blank rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Wisconsin calls its civil townships “towns,” and Door County has 14 of them, covering
\nevery acre outside the city and the four villages. Sorted by population, largest first:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sevastopol<\/td>\n2,826<\/td>\nWhitefish Bay, Institute, Valmy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty Grove<\/td>\n2,096<\/td>\nEllison Bay, Gills Rock, North Bay, Northport, Rowleys Bay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nasewaupee<\/td>\n1,984<\/td>\nIdlewild<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egg Harbor<\/td>\n1,458<\/td>\nVillage of Egg Harbor, Carlsville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gibraltar<\/td>\n1,228<\/td>\nFish Creek, Juddville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baileys Harbor<\/td>\n1,223<\/td>\nBaileys Harbor (community)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gardner<\/td>\n1,218<\/td>\nLittle Sturgeon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brussels<\/td>\n1,125<\/td>\nBrussels (community), Kolberg, Rosiere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forestville<\/td>\n1,065<\/td>\nVillage of Forestville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\n1,005<\/td>\nShoemaker Point, Namur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacksonport<\/td>\n878<\/td>\nJacksonport (community), West Jacksonport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sturgeon Bay<\/td>\n821<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n777<\/td>\nDetroit Harbor, Washington (community)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay Banks<\/td>\n385<\/td>\nSalona, Vignes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The Town of Sturgeon Bay surrounds the city on three sides but has no named settlement of its
\nown beyond scattered rural addresses.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n