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Plum City Wisconsin Map

Explore Plum City, Wisconsin, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Plum City, Wisconsin

How to Use This Plum City, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plum City, Wisconsin. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wisconsin or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Plum City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Plum City
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Pierce County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.629133
Longitude	-92.1924
Population	596
Density	220.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54761
Area Code	715
County Seat	Ellsworth
School District	Plum City School District

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About Plum City, Wisconsin

Plum City is a locality in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 596. The population density is 220.8 people per km². Plum City is located at 44.6291°N, 92.1924°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plum City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54761.

Plum City occupies a quiet fold of the earth where the land drops away into the deep, shaded hollow of Rush Coulee. It lies 16.4 miles southwest of Dunn, WI (from Dunn, WI: bearing 232°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east-northeast of Red Wing. Plum Creek carves a persistent path through the center of this landscape, its waters moving with a steady, deliberate coldness that mirrors the shadows cast by Maple Ridge rising only three miles to the east. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, especially in the cooling hours before twilight, when the light thins against the limestone bluffs and the surrounding fields of the Driftless region seem to pull the sky down into the valley. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Nugget Lake 18 offer a reflective contrast to the moving creek, while the expansive, managed wildness of the Natural Area provides a sanctuary where the local flora thrives in the absence of the plow.

Plum City grew from the rugged necessities of the frontier, its foundations laid by those who recognized the utility of the creek and the fertility of the surrounding slopes. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, defined by the labor of dairy farming and the steady, quiet maintenance of the land that has supported generations of families of German and Scandinavian descent. Life here moves with a measured cadence, governed by the cycles of harvest and the shared traditions of the supper club, where the Friday fish fry serves as a communal anchor. Beyond the immediate reach of the valley, the Richard J Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest stands as a testament to the region’s long commitment to the timber and landscape that define the character of the upper Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 022° N
Plum Creek Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 022° N
Statewide Habitat Areas - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 211° SW
Little House Wayside (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 179° S
Tiffany Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 112° E
Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 309° NW
Lake Pepin (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 247° SW
Frontenac State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 219° SW
Eagle Point (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 227° SW
Maiden Rock (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 208° SW
Portrait of a Community (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 090° E
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 13.9 mi, 192° S
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.3 mi, 185° S
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 158° S · 274k acres
Red Cedar State Trail (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 062° NE
Aliveo Military Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 255° W
Red Wing Shoe Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 256° W
Red Wing Arts Clay And Creative Center (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 255° W
Goodhue County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 255° W
Red Wing Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 258° W
Arrowhead Bluffs Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 160° S
Gallery 209 (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 038° NE
Furlong Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 038° NE
Brewery Nønic (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 037° NE
Memorial Student Center Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 038° NE
Harvey Hall Theatre (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 037° NE
Dunn County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 035° NE
Ames Gallery (Gallery) — 26.1 mi, 306° NW
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.7 mi, 144° SE · 14k acres

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