Catawba Wisconsin Map

About Catawba, Wisconsin

Catawba is a locality in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 12.3 people per km². Catawba is located at 45.5364°N, 90.5299°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Catawba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54515.

Catawba occupies a quiet expanse of northern territory where the horizon is defined by the persistent, rugged presence of timberland and the slow, deliberate work of seasonal change. It lies 35.6 miles north of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 10°T), and is situated 29.0 miles north-northwest of Medford. The earth here holds a damp, dark character, with the nearby Needle Creek carving a modest path through the soil just a mile from the center of the settlement. To the northeast, the expanse of the Price County Forest offers a dense, unyielding backdrop of mixed hardwoods and conifers, while the distant rise of Hallberg Hill provides a faint, static silhouette against the afternoon sky. Sunlight in Catawba possesses a particular clarity, often casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the stillness of the landscape before the evening chill settles in.

Catawba grew from the ambition of those who saw potential in the vast, wooded tracts that once dominated this region, creating an economy that has long leaned upon the rhythms of forestry and the quiet persistence of local agriculture. The legacy of the early settlers—men and women who brought with them the social customs and industry of their European origins—remains etched into the way life proceeds with a measured, steady pace. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Spring Creek Flowage 55 for a moment of respite, or venture further toward the Flambeau River State Forest when the seasons shift and the work of the day concludes. It is a place where the social life is marked by the small, consistent habits of a community that values the weight of tradition over the fleeting distractions of the wider world.

About This Catawba Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Catawba, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 45.536356, -90.52987. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Catawba includes the ZIP code (54515), telephone area code (715), county seat of Price County (Phillips), and school district assignment (Phillips School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.