Bear Creek Wisconsin Map

About Bear Creek, Wisconsin

Bear Creek is a locality in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 113.5 people per km². Bear Creek is located at 44.5314°N, 88.7265°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54922.

Bear Creek lies where the land begins to gather itself, a gentle upheaval of Wisconsin's heartland, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch like rumpled green blankets under a sky that can shift from the palest blue to the deepest indigo in a matter of hours. It lies 16.7 miles west-north-west of Outagamie, WI (from Outagamie, WI: bearing 286°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of New London. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, clings to the soles of boots and carries the scent of damp earth and growing things, especially after a summer rain. Roads, mostly gravel and winding like forgotten thoughts, trace the contours of the land, leading past farmsteads where silos stand sentinel and barns, their paint weathered to a soft, sun-bleached hue, hum with the lowing of unseen cattle. The air itself often carries a faint sweetness, a distillation of hay and ripening grain, a scent that settles into the lungs and feels as familiar as one's own breath. The history of Bear Creek is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a story told in the sturdy brick of its older buildings and the enduring rhythm of its farming families. For generations, the land has provided, its fertility supporting the livelihoods of those who work it, a quiet dedication to the cycle of seasons. While larger industries might pass Bear Creek by, its economy thrives on the dependable output of its fields and the livestock they sustain. There are no grand monuments here, no booming universities, but rather a steady pulse of life, marked by the grain trucks rumbling through town on market days and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors at the general store, a place where the morning newspaper is as essential as the coffee brewing behind the counter.

About This Bear Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bear Creek, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.531369, -88.726488. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bear Creek and Outagamie County.

Detailed location data for Bear Creek includes the ZIP code (54922), telephone area code (715), county seat of Outagamie County (Appleton), and school district assignment (Clintonville School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bear Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.