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54557 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54557 covers Presque Isle, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,061 and a median household income of $81,750.

Population
1,06112 per square mile
Median age
6627.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,7501.1× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$496,508up 31.9% in five years
Degree or higher
43.5%8.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
97%32 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 54557 is

Presque Isle, Wisconsin — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,061
Median age66
Family households64.8%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)92.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans9.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$81,750
Income per person$53,997
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k6.4%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k11.0%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k15.4%
$125–150k13.0%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed500
Mean adjusted gross income$90,490
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8%
Returns, under $25k26.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more8.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$408,800
Owner-occupied97%
Vacant homes75.2%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house97%
2 to 4 units0%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home2.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$496,508as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$496,508$254,700

$287,811 in 2009 to $496,508 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%
High school diploma or higher97.6%
Works from home15.3%
Drives to work alone71%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.6% 12.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.3% 14.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.5% 11.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)15.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.7% 8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.4% 7.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening77.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75% 13.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.2% 8.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.3% 10.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.1% 8.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)10.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours23.6% 12.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed69
Annual payroll$2,647,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 76.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.5 out of 100
Community resilience50.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought39.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWisconsinUnited States
Median household income$81,750$75,670$78,538
Income per person$53,997$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$408,800$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership97%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home15.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.1%13.9%
Median age6640.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationREST LAKE, WI US13.7 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year75 in

Average high and low by month

January20°F / 0.4°F1.21 in rain, 16.7 in snow
February25.2°F / 2.9°F0.93 in rain, 12.7 in snow
March36.9°F / 13.5°F1.5 in rain, 10.9 in snow
April50.4°F / 27.4°F2.54 in rain, 7.2 in snow
May64.7°F / 40.9°F3.69 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June73.7°F / 50.5°F4.38 in rain
July77.5°F / 54.4°F4.13 in rain
August75.6°F / 52.6°F3.3 in rain
September67.1°F / 45.1°F3.66 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October53.1°F / 33.1°F3.57 in rain, 2.9 in snow
November37.1°F / 21.5°F1.93 in rain, 9.1 in snow
December24.8°F / 8.7°F1.42 in rain, 15.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Lakeland School District48.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lakeland Union High School District48.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Northland Pines School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

54545 Manitowish Waters, WI9.6 km away
54512 Boulder Junction, WI12.8 km away
49947 Marenisco, MI17.9 km away
54561 Star Lake, WI24.9 km away
54547 Mercer, WI25.6 km away
54538 Lac Du Flambeau, WI27.9 km away
54560 Sayner, WI29.1 km away
54568 Woodruff, WI31.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Vilas County98.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Iron County1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area89.84 sq mi
Water area21.74 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.2000, -89.7387

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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