| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 534 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:21 PM |
| Population: | 18,026 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55119 |
| Land Area: | 820 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.1978, -90.4730 |
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18,026 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 820 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,341 to 18,026 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.7% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54447 (Lublin, $73,214 median) and poorest ZIP 54470 (Rib Lake, $61,589) are 31.8 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $167,300 in 54470 (Rib Lake) to $213,700 in 54451 (Medford).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 54490 (Westboro) to 50 in 54480 (Stetsonville).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.4% bachelor's+ in 54480 (Stetsonville) to 19.7% in 54451 (Medford) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #57 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #51 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,671 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,324 of 12,734 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54451 | Medford | Standard | 11,198 | $71,349 | 324.2 | -5.6% |
| 54470 | Rib Lake | Standard | 1,953 | $61,589 | 136.9 | -7.4% |
| 54433 | Gilman | Standard | 1,858 | $69,000 | 150.1 | 10.5% |
| 54480 | Stetsonville | Standard | 1,386 | $68,333 | 28.0 | 8.2% |
| 54490 | Westboro | Standard | 1,085 | $67,981 | 136.0 | 21.4% |
| 54447 | Lublin | Standard | 546 | $73,214 | 45.3 | 5.8% |