| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:18 PM |
| Population: | 44,774 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55031 |
| CBSA: | Duluth, MN-WI |
| Land Area: | 1,328 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 42 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.4714, -91.8426 |
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44,774 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 1,328 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 44,575 to 44,774 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54864 (Poplar, $91,250 median) and poorest ZIP 54880 (Superior, $68,275) are 14.9 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $190,700 in 54880 (Superior) to $264,100 in 54842 (Hawthorne).
Density varies 2645× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 54838 (Gordon) to 14,670 in 54842 (Hawthorne).
Educational attainment ranges from 24.5% bachelor's+ in 54836 (Foxboro) to 34.5% in 54849 (Lake Nebagamon) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #34 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #18 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,877 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (9,295 of 32,556 reporting).
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54880 | Superior | Standard | 30,312 | $68,275 | 167.3 | -0.3% |
| 54874 | South Range | Standard | 3,690 | $89,063 | 149.3 | -1.3% |
| 54873 | Solon Springs | Standard | 3,056 | $88,359 | 282.3 | 14.4% |
| 54849 | Lake Nebagamon | Standard | 1,857 | $80,714 | 106.5 | -14.4% |
| 54864 | Poplar | Standard | 1,590 | $91,250 | 51.6 | 12.3% |
| 54838 | Gordon | Standard | 1,404 | $74,318 | 253.1 | 3.9% |
| 54854 | Maple | Standard | 960 | $88,125 | 78.2 | -6.0% |
| 54836 | Foxboro | Standard | 931 | $77,031 | 154.6 | -6.6% |
| 54820 | Brule | Standard | 707 | $85,179 | 85.0 | -2.3% |
| 54842 | Hawthorne | PO Box | 267 | $88,750 | 0.0 | 203.4% |
| 54890 | Wascott | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |