Local servicesHospitalRice Lake - Marshfield Medical Center16.1 miPost officeBirchwood Post Office1.8 miTown hallBirchwood Village Hall1.8 miPoliceBirchwood Police Department1.8 miFire stationBirchwood Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolBirchwood Blue Hills Charter School1.8 miHighBirchwood High School1.9 miMiddleBirchwood Middle School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54817 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:16 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 41 min7:43 am – 4:24 pm
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People2,264 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.01,057 householdsMedian household income $83,036Median home value $275,000Median rent $824 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,531 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,010 employedMain industries: manufacturing 21%, education and health care 18%, retail 17%Average commute 28 minutes73% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, German or Dutch 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows 2°F40 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month June67 in of snow a year, on about 33 days3 days above 90°F, 194 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Couderay 7 W station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsTagalong Golf Coursenature preserve · 4.0 mi · 103 acresBenson Creek Fishery Areastate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 306 acresRem-Hauer Creekstate recreation area · 9.7 mi · 130 acresBeverly Lake Fishery Areastate recreation area · 9.8 mi · 274 acresDory's Bogstate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 57 acresButternut Hills Golf Coursenature preserve · 9.0 mi · 127 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWashburn County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025346 of 363 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Taylor County, WI, 59 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBirchwood Waterworksserves 442 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: lead and copper, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,266 ft386 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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