Local servicesHospitalAspirus Wausau Hospital6.7 miPost officeMarathon Post Office4.1 miTown hallMarathon City Village Hall4.1 miPoliceMarathon City Police Department4.1 miFire stationMarathon City Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Wisconsin - Stevens Point at Wausau7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCentral Wisconsin Airport CWA9.8 miInterstateI-396.3 miUS highwayUS 515.6 miAmtrakTomah, WI TOH73 miCoachWausau N 6th StGreyhound8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:12 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:33 am – 4:20 pm
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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 landsRib Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.6 miPine Valley Golf Coursenature preserve · 3.5 mi · 159 acresSunny Vale Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 282 acresStatewide Public Accessstate recreation area · 5.2 mi · 1,113 acresNatural Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 20,468 acresThom Fieldstate recreation area · 8.9 miSource: 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
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
Elevation1,319 ft402 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
