| 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: | 11:55:39 PM |
| Population: | 39,073 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55085 |
| Land Area: | 1,316 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 129 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.7325, -89.5766 |
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39,073 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 1,316 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 36,407 to 39,073 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.3% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54531 (Hazelhurst, $84,286 median) and poorest ZIP 54564 (Tripoli, $56,875) are 10.4 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $184,000 in 54564 (Tripoli) to $344,900 in 54531 (Hazelhurst).
Density varies 37× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 54564 (Tripoli) to 59 in 54568 (Woodruff).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.4% bachelor's+ in 54564 (Tripoli) to 38.7% in 54562 (Three Lakes) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #36 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #57 for median household income with the #9 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,581 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,749 of 30,006 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54501 | Rhinelander | Standard | 21,405 | $68,163 | 392.8 | 7.4% |
| 54548 | Minocqua | Standard | 5,676 | $69,569 | 109.7 | 19.8% |
| 54568 | Woodruff | Standard | 4,854 | $72,589 | 82.2 | -3.3% |
| 54562 | Three Lakes | Standard | 2,038 | $57,422 | 172.9 | 16.3% |
| 54531 | Hazelhurst | Standard | 1,385 | $84,286 | 81.4 | -2.1% |
| 54539 | Lake Tomahawk | Standard | 1,356 | $62,841 | 69.5 | 9.4% |
| 54529 | Harshaw | Standard | 1,220 | $72,000 | 68.0 | 12.4% |
| 54463 | Pelican Lake | Standard | 746 | $59,310 | 92.3 | 3.8% |
| 54564 | Tripoli | Standard | 393 | $56,875 | 246.9 | -22.3% |
| 54543 | Mc Naughton | PO Box | — | — | 0.6 | — |