ZIP code · Shell Lake · Wisconsin · United States
ZIP code 54871 — Shell Lake
ZIP code 54871 serves Shell Lake, Wisconsin.
- Postal code
- 54871Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Shell Lake
- County
- Washburn FIPS 55129
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 45.7536, -91.9606 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,323 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 29 / sq mi
- Land area
- 115.7 sq mi (299.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $70,100
- Per-capita income
- $36,121
- Median age
- 44.1
- Households
- 1,300
- Housing units
- 1,914
- Median home value
- $215,100
- Median gross rent
- $740 / month
- Congressional district
- WI-7 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4a (-30 to -25 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 715Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 54871
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Jan (avg low 1°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 21 | 26 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Avg low °F | 1 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 9 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SPOONER AG RES STN (6.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 54871
- 11 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 16 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 3 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 2 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page