Esker is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
Esker, Wisconsin | |
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![]() ![]() Esker, Wisconsin ![]() ![]() Esker, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 44°31′15.3″N 89°26′04.4″W | |
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County | Portage |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
Esker (pronounced EEE-skir) is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles east of Stevens Point on U.S. Highway 10 near Portage County Road K (to the north). Esker is less than a mile northeast of Custer in the town of Stockton (Lat: 44° 31' 15.3" Lon: -89° 26' 04.4").
Esker was once a budding settlement to the north of Custer, boasting the St. Mary's Parish and surrounding subdivisions up on the hill. Today, after the restructuring of U.S. Highway 10 into a four-lane freeway and ramp-interchange with County Road J, Esker is split: "Custer Square" only has access out to County Road J on its west side while Esker Road, Summit Lane, and Lloyd Court are only accessible via County Road K to the east. Many have considered Esker to be a general part of the unincorporated community of Custer,[1] which is downhill and closer to the railroad tracks.
Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States | ||
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County seat: Stevens Point | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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