Local servicesHospitalAscension Sacred Heart Hospital1.8 miPost officeHeafford Junction Post Office2.5 miTown hallBradley Town Hall1.5 miPoliceTomahawk Police Department2.8 miFire stationTomahawk Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhinelander Oneida County Airport RHI16 miUS highwayUS 81.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54487 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54487 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:10 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 42 min7:36 am – 4:18 pm
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People9,740 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.84,347 householdsMedian household income $76,712Median home value $223,700Median rent $612 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,592 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 4,309 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 23%, retail 12%Average commute 24 minutes85% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 21°F, lows 2°F32 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June62 in of snow a year, on about 31 days1 days above 90°F, 177 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rice Rsvr Tomahawk-2 station, 2 mi away; snow from Spirit Falls
Nearby landmarksClear Lakelake · 1.8 miHalfmoon Lakelake · 1.1 miTomahawk Riverriver · 2.1 miJersey City Flowage 557reservoir · 1.4 miSomo Riverriver · 3.1 miSpirit River Flowagereservoir · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStatewide Wildlife Habitat - Nwstate recreation area · 2.8 mi · 588 acresSara Parkpark · 2.5 miPride Parkpark · 2.8 miLily Lake State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 80 acresWillow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Dick Steffes Unitstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 2,033 acresWoodboro Lakes Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 7.1 mi · 3,323 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 LowLincoln 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTomahawk Waterworksserves 3,180 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
Elevation1,456 ft444 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
