| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:37 PM |
| Population: | 13,774 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55007 |
| Land Area: | 1,216 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 39 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.5733, -91.1615 |
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13,774 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 1,216 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 12,653 to 13,774 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.9% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54827 (Cornucopia, $90,000 median) and poorest ZIP 54821 (Cable, $57,813) are 38.8 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $159,400 in 54839 (Grand View) to $321,400 in 54821 (Cable).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 54844 (Herbster) to 40 in 54891 (Washburn).
Educational attainment ranges from 26.2% bachelor's+ in 54856 (Mason) to 55.7% in 54827 (Cornucopia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #66 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #48 for median household income with the #7 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,437 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
36.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,913 of 10,818 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54891 | Washburn | Standard | 3,297 | $70,536 | 82.7 | -0.4% |
| 54814 | Bayfield | Standard | 2,762 | $63,682 | 157.5 | 8.0% |
| 54847 | Iron River | Standard | 2,607 | $68,795 | 204.8 | 11.7% |
| 54856 | Mason | Standard | 1,628 | $76,500 | 214.3 | 4.4% |
| 54821 | Cable | Standard | 1,625 | $57,813 | 202.1 | 21.4% |
| 54865 | Port Wing | Standard | 517 | $61,875 | 76.9 | 24.3% |
| 54832 | Drummond | Standard | 453 | $76,136 | 114.9 | 7.9% |
| 54839 | Grand View | Standard | 342 | $80,625 | 38.3 | 11.8% |
| 54827 | Cornucopia | Standard | 300 | $90,000 | 50.7 | 69.5% |
| 54844 | Herbster | Standard | 243 | $63,036 | 73.6 | 3.8% |
| 54816 | Benoit | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |