Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 42 min5:17 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 42 min7:43 am – 4:25 pm
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People34 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.210 householdsMedian household income $96,66770% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 5°F34 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June49 in of snow a year, on about 27 days4 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Weyerhaeuser 1n station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksRed Cedar Lakelake · 1.0 miHoneymoon Islandisland · under a mileBalsam Lakelake · 5.0 miStout Islandisland · 1.4 miStouts Pointcape · 2.8 miBrill Riverriver · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTagalong Golf Coursenature preserve · 2.2 mi · 103 acresNora Cemetaryhistoric site · 8.3 miDory's Bogstate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 57 acresHunt Hill Sanctuarystate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 408 acresRem-Bear Lakestate recreation area · 12.9 mi · 265 acresBenson Creek Fishery Areastate recreation area · 13.1 mi · 306 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 LowBarron County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRice Lake Waterworksserves 9,012 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,198 ft365 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRice Lake - Marshfield Medical Center9.8 miPost officeBirchwood Post Office4.8 miTown hallCedar Lake Town Hallunder a milePoliceBirchwood Police Department4.9 miFire stationBirchwood Volunteer Fire Department4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54857 ZIP area.
