Local servicesHospitalHoward Young Medical Center10.4 miPost officeHazelhurst Post Office4.5 miTown hallHazelhurst Town Hall4.4 miPoliceMinocqua Police Department8.7 miFire stationHazelhurst Volunteer Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhinelander Oneida County Airport RHI17 miUS highwayUS 512.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54531 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54531 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:09 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 40 min7:37 am – 4:17 pm
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People1,458 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.6608 householdsMedian household income $80,000Median home value $322,600Median rent $1,045 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,971 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 591 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 21%, construction 17%Average commute 25 minutes76% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 76°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 20°F, lows 2°F32 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June55 in of snow a year, on about 31 days1 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Willow Rsvr station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · under a mileLost Lakelake · 2.9 miTigertail Pointcape · 4.3 miRocky Run Flowagereservoir · 3.4 miRocky Run Springsspring · 3.9 miScott Springsspring · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBearskin State Trailstate park · 3.6 mi · 591 acresWillow Flowage Scenic Waters Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 25,929 acresStatewide Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 264 acresUpper Tomahawk River Pines State Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 368 acresTimber Ridger Golf Coursenature preserve · 4.6 mi · 378 acresWillow Flowage Scenic Waters Area 15state conservation land · 5.2 mi · 1,575 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOneida County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025271 of 361 days measured76 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 182main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forest County, WI, 49 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterRhinelander Water & Wastewaterserves 8,234 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,553 ft473 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
