Local servicesHospitalAspirus Eagle River Hospital22.4 miPost officeWatersmeet Post Office1.8 miTown hallWatersmeet Township Hall1.9 miPoliceLac Vieux Desert Tribal Police Deptartment2.4 miFire stationWatersmeet Township Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhinelander Oneida County Airport RHI45 miUS highwayUS 21.5 miCoachWatersmeet (US-2 & US-45)Indian Trails1.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49969 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49969 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 47 min5:05 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 37 min7:36 am – 4:13 pm
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People1,000 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.7516 householdsMedian household income $67,188Median home value $247,300Median rent $425 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,914 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 393 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 22%, finance, insurance and real estate 20%, public administration 17%Average commute 22 minutes67% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 21°F, lows 2°F33 in of rain a yearwettest month July126 in of snow a year, on about 60 days2 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paulding station, 10 mi away; snow from Lac Vieux Desert
Nearby landmarksRickles Lakelake · under a mileDuck Lakelake · 3.3 miOTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST VISITOR CENTERvisitor center · 1.8 miDEVIL'S HEAD TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.6 miTHOMPSON LODGEtrailhead · 4.5 miReimers Islandisland · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOttawa National Forestnational forest · 6.9 mi · 97 acresGateway Golf Coursenature preserve · 5.9 mi · 74 acresLac Vieux Desert Public Accessstate recreation area · 10.9 mi · 66 acresBond Falls Scenic Sitestate recreation area · 11.3 mi · 93 acresSpruce Grouse Swamp State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 397 acresTamarack Rearing Stationstate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 170 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 14 Jan 198829 mi away, near Marenisco, MichiganMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 14 Jan 198829 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGogebic County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning 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, 46 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLac Vieux Desertserves 1,740 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,719 ft524 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
