Jim Falls Wisconsin Map

About Jim Falls, Wisconsin

Jim Falls is a locality in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 339. The population density is 157.3 people per km². Jim Falls is located at 45.0452°N, 91.2729°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54748.

Jim Falls sprawls across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and ice. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-east of Chippewa, WI (from Chippewa, WI: bearing 148°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-east of Chippewa Falls. Rolling hills, remnants of ancient glacial deposits, give way to the fertile floodplains of the Chippewa River, its waters a perpetual, glinting ribbon through the green. Pine and oak forests, thick and hushed, cloak the higher ground, their scent mingling with the damp earth and the distant perfume of ripening corn. The air here carries a particular coolness, even in summer, a whisper of the northern woods that press close, and in the early mornings, a fine mist often hangs low, softening the edges of the world and lending a quiet dignity to the farmsteads scattered across the fields. The story of Jim Falls is deeply entwined with the power of the Chippewa River and the bounty of its watershed. Logging once dominated the economy, with massive rafts of timber making their way downstream, a testament to the raw, untamed nature of this region in its early days. Today, agriculture holds sway, with dairy farms and cash crops defining the economic pulse, their fields a checkerboard of green and gold under the vast, generous sky. The presence of the Jim Falls dam, a sturdy concrete sentinel, hints at the ongoing harnessing of the river's might, a modern chapter in a long history of human interaction with this place, a place where the echoes of the past are carried on the breeze that rustles through the tall grasses.

About This Jim Falls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jim Falls, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.04524, -91.272929. 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 Jim Falls and Chippewa County.

Detailed location data for Jim Falls includes the ZIP code (54748), telephone area code (715), county seat of Chippewa County (Chippewa Falls), and school district assignment (Chippewa Falls Area 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 Jim Falls is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.