Local servicesHospitalMarshfield Medical Center - Park Falls12.4 miPost officePhillips Post Office6.4 miTown hallPhillips Municipal Center6.6 miPolicePhillips Police Department6.6 miFire stationPhillips Fire Department6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhinelander Oneida County Airport RHI43 miUS highwayUS 815 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54555 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54555 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:11 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 40 min7:39 am – 4:19 pm
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People4,726 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.02,159 householdsMedian household income $58,613Median home value $172,900Median rent $836 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,458 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 2,107 employedMain industries: manufacturing 32%, education and health care 18%, retail 13%Average commute 19 minutes79% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 20°F, lows 2°F34 in of rain a yearwettest month June55 in of snow a year, on about 31 days2 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Park Falls Dnr Hq station, 13 mi away; snow from Willow Rsvr
Parks and public landsStatewide Habitat Areas - Nwstate recreation area · 4.9 mi · 1,154 acresChequamegon National Forestnational forest · 9.4 mi · 863,436 acresWestwood Golf Clubnature preserve · 7.5 miCranberry Lake Fishery Areastate recreation area · 10.0 miNiebauer Springs Fishery Areastate recreation area · 10.3 mi · 200 acresState Owned Islandsstate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 1,611 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 LowPrice County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively LowSource: 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPhillips Waterworksserves 1,473 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,532 ft467 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
