| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:37 PM |
| Population: | 47,183 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55005 |
| CBSA: | Rice Lake, WI |
| Land Area: | 962 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 32 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.4512, -91.8813 |
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47,183 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 962 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 45,434 to 47,183 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.8% change. 11 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54826 (Comstock, $94,750 median) and poorest ZIP 54733 (Dallas, $58,421) are 21.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $144,200 in 54841 (Haugen) to $266,700 in 54826 (Comstock).
Density varies 52× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 54813 (Barronett) to 557 in 54841 (Haugen).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.3% bachelor's+ in 54805 (Almena) to 29.4% in 54829 (Cumberland) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #30 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #45 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,468 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,908 of 33,759 reporting).
13 Standard delivery, 0 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54868 | Rice Lake | Standard | 16,323 | $64,318 | 217.8 | 4.8% |
| 54812 | Barron | Standard | 6,069 | $63,100 | 94.4 | 11.9% |
| 54728 | Chetek | Standard | 5,835 | $74,712 | 142.0 | -9.1% |
| 54829 | Cumberland | Standard | 5,446 | $66,538 | 145.4 | 5.0% |
| 54822 | Cameron | Standard | 4,670 | $70,000 | 48.7 | 1.6% |
| 54889 | Turtle Lake | Standard | 2,837 | $77,143 | 78.5 | 6.0% |
| 54805 | Almena | Standard | 1,520 | $59,643 | 31.3 | 10.1% |
| 54733 | Dallas | Standard | 1,333 | $58,421 | 41.0 | 2.7% |
| 54762 | Prairie Farm | Standard | 1,232 | $62,778 | 52.2 | 0.2% |
| 54826 | Comstock | Standard | 922 | $94,750 | 46.6 | 21.3% |
| 54813 | Barronett | Standard | 678 | $71,193 | 63.2 | 21.3% |
| 54841 | Haugen | Standard | 284 | $76,250 | 0.5 | -7.2% |
| 54857 | Mikana | Standard | 34 | $96,667 | 0.1 | 17.2% |