| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:19 PM |
| Population: | 19,574 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55067 |
| Land Area: | 909 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.2556, -89.0257 |
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19,574 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 909 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,796 to 19,504 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.5% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54462 (Pearson, $92,981 median) and poorest ZIP 54428 (Elcho, $49,167) are 6.4 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $123,300 in 54409 (Antigo) to $251,900 in 54485 (Summit Lake).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 54491 (White Lake) to 66 in 54409 (Antigo).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.1% bachelor's+ in 54465 (Pickerel) to 29.9% in 54462 (Pearson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #52 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #41 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $58,740 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,463 of 14,593 reporting).
9 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54409 | Antigo | Standard | 12,639 | $53,576 | 192.1 | -2.8% |
| 54491 | White Lake | Standard | 1,607 | $55,917 | 250.0 | 6.5% |
| 54424 | Deerbrook | Standard | 1,565 | $77,500 | 168.4 | -13.1% |
| 54418 | Bryant | Standard | 1,084 | $80,000 | 83.5 | 6.3% |
| 54428 | Elcho | Standard | 975 | $49,167 | 65.6 | -9.7% |
| 54465 | Pickerel | Standard | 731 | $56,625 | 41.3 | 9.1% |
| 54462 | Pearson | Standard | 416 | $92,981 | 47.1 | 54.1% |
| 54485 | Summit Lake | Standard | 395 | $83,438 | 23.3 | 26.2% |
| 54430 | Elton | Standard | 92 | $57,045 | 37.2 | -28.1% |
| 54464 | Phlox | PO Box | 70 | $122,083 | 0.0 | — |