| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:19 PM |
| Population: | 6,057 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55051 |
| Land Area: | 607 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 29 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.3594, -90.2984 |
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6,057 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 607 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,703 to 6,057 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54525 (Gile, $74,375 median) and poorest ZIP 54534 (Hurley, $53,468) are 7.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.6× across this county — from $66,800 in 54536 (Iron Belt) to $306,600 in 54547 (Mercer).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.5% bachelor's+ in 54536 (Iron Belt) to 36.6% in 54547 (Mercer) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #70 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #67 for median household income with the #15 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,800 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,157 of 4,774 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54534 | Hurley | Standard | 2,393 | $53,468 | 168.0 | 1.4% |
| 54547 | Mercer | Standard | 1,549 | $63,500 | 177.6 | 20.7% |
| 54559 | Saxon | Standard | 837 | $69,696 | 129.7 | 0.5% |
| 54550 | Montreal | Standard | 768 | $64,583 | 35.1 | 21.3% |
| 54525 | Gile | Standard | 318 | $74,375 | 0.8 | 18.7% |
| 54536 | Iron Belt | PO Box | 154 | $57,917 | 11.7 | -30.0% |
| 54565 | Upson | Standard | 38 | $38,125 | 84.3 | -64.2% |