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Local servicesHospitalTamarack Health Ashland Medical Center9.8 miPost officeWashburn Post Office3.9 miTown hallBayview Town Hall3.2 miPoliceBayfield County Sheriff's Office3.9 miFire stationWashburn Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGogebic Iron County Airport IWD42 miUS highwayUS 27.7 miCoachAshlandIndian Trails8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaWisconsin
ZIP code54891
Telephone code715
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 51 min5:10 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 33 min7:45 am – 4:18 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,297 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.81,464 householdsMedian household income $70,536Median home value $208,800Median rent $825 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,444 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,482 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 14%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 18 minutes67% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 4°F33 in of rain a yearwettest month June74 in of snow a year, on about 38 days1 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 23° / 4°FJFebruary: 26° / 6°FFMarch: 37° / 17°FMApril: 49° / 29°FAMay: 60° / 40°FMJune: 71° / 50°FJJuly: 77° / 56°FJAugust: 76° / 55°FASeptember: 68° / 48°FSOctober: 55° / 36°FONovember: 40° / 25°FNDecember: 28° / 12°FD80°0°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bayfield Fish Hatchery station, 8 mi away; snow from Madeline Island
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 4.6 miTwin Lakeslake · 4.2 miLittle Sioux Riverriver · 3.6 miMount Valhallapeak · 3.9 miVandeventer Baybay · 4.1 miBIRCH GROVEcampground · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Sioux River Unitstate recreation area · under a mile · 2,272 acresSouth Shore Lake Superior Fishstate recreation area · 1.0 miWhittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.7 mi · 307 acresSouth Shore Lake Superior Fishery Areastate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 243 acresNourse Sugarbush State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 439 acresSouth Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Pikes Creek Unitstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 1,003 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 LowBayfield County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025298 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 8 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 188main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ashland County, WI, 17 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWashburn Waterworksserves 2,280 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation860 ft262 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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