Caroline Wisconsin Map

About Caroline, Wisconsin

Caroline is a locality in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 426. The population density is 145.9 people per km². Caroline is located at 44.7208°N, 88.8915°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54486.

Caroline unfolds across a landscape where rolling fields of corn and soybean meet the stoic green of mixed hardwoods, a gentle topography softened by the passage of seasons. It lies 29.9 miles north-west of Outagamie, WI (from Outagamie, WI: bearing 307°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-west of Clintonville. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy perfume of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, a scent that clings to the skin like a memory. The scattered farmsteads, their silos standing like sentinels against the wide Wisconsin sky, speak of a quiet persistence, their weathered barns a testament to generations of stewardship. The land itself seems to breathe slowly, a steady, unpretentious rhythm that underpins the very character of Caroline. The history of Caroline is written in the names of its founders, often of German and Polish descent, who cleared these lands and built their lives from the ground up. The local economy, still largely tethered to agriculture, sees its bounty move from the fertile soil to feedstock and local markets, a cycle of sustenance that has characterized the region for over a century. The nearby waterways, tributaries of the larger Wolf River, offer quiet opportunities for fishing and reflection, their banks often fringed with cattails and whispering reeds. While no grand monuments mark its passage, Caroline carries the understated distinction of a place where hard work and community remain the enduring currency, a quiet corner of Shawano County that continues to cultivate its own unassuming legacy.

About This Caroline Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caroline, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.720811, -88.891494. 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 Caroline and Shawano County.

Detailed location data for Caroline includes the ZIP code (54928), telephone area code (715), county seat of Shawano County (Shawano), and school district assignment (Marion 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 Caroline is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.