Colby, Wisconsin

Colby, Wisconsin
Downtown Colby
Motto(s): 
"A Growing Community Proud of Its Heritage"
"Home of Colby Cheese"
Location of Colby in Clark County
and Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Colby
Colby
Coordinates: 44°54′37″N 90°19′1″W / 44.91028°N 90.31694°W / 44.91028; -90.31694
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesClark, Marathon
Area
  Total
1.64 sq mi (4.26 km2)
  Land1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,952
  Estimate 
(2022)
2,132
  Density1,190.2/sq mi (459.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code(s)
54421
Area codes715 & 534
FIPS code55-16150
GNIS feature ID1563232
Websitewww.ci.colby.wi.us

Colby is a city in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,952 at the 2020 census. Of this, 1,275 were in Clark County, and 677 were in Marathon County. The city is bordered by the Town of Colby, the Town of Hull, and the City of Abbotsford. Colby cheese was first created in Colby.