| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:20 PM |
| Population: | 19,066 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55113 |
| Land Area: | 1,424 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 90 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.8349, -91.2494 |
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19,066 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,424 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,855 to 19,066 from 2014 to 2024 — a +13.1% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54876 (Stone Lake, $72,794 median) and poorest ZIP 54867 (Radisson, $41,694) are 14.4 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $120,800 in 54867 (Radisson) to $282,100 in 54876 (Stone Lake).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 54896 (Winter) to 25 in 54843 (Hayward).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.6% bachelor's+ in 54835 (Exeland) to 28.7% in 54843 (Hayward) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #54 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #71 for median household income with the #2 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,733 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,896 of 14,631 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54843 | Hayward | Standard | 13,416 | $60,619 | 535.5 | 17.6% |
| 54876 | Stone Lake | Standard | 1,712 | $72,794 | 112.0 | -3.9% |
| 54896 | Winter | Standard | 1,635 | $61,080 | 468.7 | 11.8% |
| 54835 | Exeland | Standard | 933 | $54,583 | 168.1 | -3.3% |
| 54828 | Couderay | Standard | 546 | $52,578 | 67.5 | -21.9% |
| 54867 | Radisson | Standard | 517 | $41,694 | 33.6 | 77.7% |
| 54862 | Ojibwa | Standard | 307 | $61,875 | 39.0 | 21.8% |