Local servicesPost officeTownsend Post Office2.4 miTown hallTownsend Town Hall2.4 miPoliceOconto County Sheriff's Office3.3 miFire stationTownsend Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFord Airport IMT43 miUS highwayUS 818 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54175 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54175 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 40 min5:06 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 44 min7:30 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,102 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.0568 householdsMedian household income $87,500Median home value $253,000Median rent $444 a month97% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,691 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 403 employedMain industries: retail 19%, education and health care 15%, construction 14%Average commute 27 minutes72% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 4°F33 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month June61 in of snow a year, on about 25 days5 days above 90°F, 188 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lakewood 3 Ne station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 2.7 miLittle Horn Lakelake · under a mileTownsend Flowage 32reservoir · 1.7 miCATHEDRAL PINES TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.9 miFANNY LAKE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.9 miJones Spring Impoundmentreservoir · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNicolet National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 663,213 acresLakewood Rearing Stationstate recreation area · 5.8 mi · 195 acresNicolet State Trailstate park · 7.2 mi · 1,343 acresLanglade Rearing Stationstate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 120 acresUpper Wolf River Fishery Areastate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 467 acresLambert Springs Fishery Areastate recreation area · 9.3 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 LowOconto County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025271 of 361 days measured76 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 182main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forest County, WI, 26 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOconto Waterworksserves 4,583 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 in the county
Elevation1,332 ft406 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
