| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:17 PM |
| Population: | 17,979 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55003 |
| Land Area: | 1,202 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.3985, -90.7063 |
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17,979 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 1,202 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,753 to 17,979 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54846 (High Bridge, $74,000 median) and poorest ZIP 54527 (Glidden, $55,476) are 16.2 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.5× across this county — from $121,100 in 54527 (Glidden) to $422,500 in 54517 (Clam Lake).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 54517 (Clam Lake) to 39 in 54806 (Ashland).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.3% bachelor's+ in 54846 (High Bridge) to 51.9% in 54850 (La Pointe) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #58 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #56 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,484 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,233 of 12,714 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54806 | Ashland | Standard | 11,704 | $64,864 | 301.2 | 1.6% |
| 54514 | Butternut | Standard | 1,827 | $70,769 | 245.2 | -3.4% |
| 54546 | Mellen | Standard | 1,332 | $70,104 | 162.9 | -1.1% |
| 54527 | Glidden | Standard | 932 | $55,476 | 225.3 | -7.0% |
| 54855 | Marengo | Standard | 924 | $56,875 | 110.6 | -4.6% |
| 54846 | High Bridge | Standard | 650 | $74,000 | 32.6 | 23.8% |
| 54850 | La Pointe | PO Box | 321 | $71,250 | 50.7 | 41.4% |
| 54517 | Clam Lake | Standard | 167 | $73,571 | 74.0 | 18.4% |
| 54861 | Odanah | PO Box | 122 | — | 0.0 | -6.2% |