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Chief Lake ZIP codes, Wisconsin

No ZIP code is named for Chief Lake, WI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 54843, 54876 and 54828. Its area code is 715.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
660
Area code
715

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chief Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hayward (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Chief Lake in numbers

About 660 people live in Chief Lake, in 272 households. The median household income is $70,833 a year, 9% below the Wisconsin median of $77,485 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,000 (19% below the Wisconsin median), and median gross rent is $721 a month. The median age is 49.6; 25.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.4% across Wisconsin); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population660Chief Lake660
Households272Chief Lake272
Median age49.6Chief Lake49.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,833Chief Lake$70,833Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$215,000Chief Lake$215,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$721Chief Lake$721Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%Chief Lake25.6%Wisconsin33.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.1 minChief Lake19.1 minWisconsin22.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density31 / sq miChief Lake31 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chief Lake CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Chief Lake

These ZIP codes cover part of Chief Lake but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Chief Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
54828 Couderay , WI Standard 546 $52,578 $249,000
54843 Hayward , WI Standard 13,416 $60,619 $243,400
54876 Stone Lake , WI Standard 1,712 $72,794 $282,100

Map of Chief Lake ZIP codes

548285484354876

The ZIP codes of Chief Lake, WI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chief Lake

The nearest larger towns are Little Round Lake (1,295 people, 2.6 mi), Hayward (2,555 people, 8.7 mi) and Minong (678 people, 26 mi).

Towns near Chief Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Hayward 2,555 8.7 mi

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