Local servicesHospitalAspirus Wausau Hospital4.3 miPost officeBrokaw Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMaine Village Hall1.9 miPoliceMarathon County Sheriff's Department5.0 miFire stationMaine Township Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCentral Wisconsin Airport CWA17 miInterstateI-399.0 miUS highwayUS 51under a mileCoachWausau N 6th StGreyhound4.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54417 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54417 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:11 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:33 am – 4:19 pm
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People6 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.05 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 7°F34 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June64 in of snow a year, on about 47 days5 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wausau Dwtn Ap station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsNatural Areastate conservation land · within reach · 20,468 acresRestlawn Memorial Parknature preserve · 2.1 mi · 61 acresThom Fieldstate recreation area · 4.4 miAmerican Legion Golf Coursenature preserve · 3.2 mi · 72 acresRib Mountain State Parkstate park · 7.2 miStatewide Public Accessstate recreation area · 7.5 mi · 1,113 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 ModerateMarathon County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025262 of 342 days measured71 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marathon County monitors, WI
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWausau Waterworksserves 39,994 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,214 ft370 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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