ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 54559: Iron County, WI

ZIP Code 54559 (Iron County, Wisconsin) has an estimated 837 residents in 411 households. The median household income is $69,696, the median home value is $159,300 and the median gross rent is $469/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

837

Margin of error ±132

Median household income

$69,696

Margin of error ±$2,988

Median home value

$159,300

Margin of error ±$15,666

Median gross rent

$469/mo

Margin of error ±$26

Median age

46.1 yrs

Margin of error ±8.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

25.2 min

Margin of error ±8.0 min

How ZIP 54559 compares with Wisconsin and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 5455946.1 yrsWisconsin40.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 54559$69,696Wisconsin$77,485United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 54559$37,969Wisconsin$43,373United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 5455910.6%Wisconsin10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 545591.9%Wisconsin3.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5455911.7%Wisconsin33.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 54559$159,300Wisconsin$266,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 54559$469/moWisconsin$1,087/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5455976.2%Wisconsin67.8%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5455925.2 minWisconsin22.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 545596.2%Wisconsin13.1%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 54559

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 54559 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 54559	Margin of error	Wisconsin	United States
Total population	837	±132	5,914,872	334,922,499
Median age	46.1 yrs	±8.5 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	411	±81	2,479,480	129,227,496
Median household income	$69,696	±$2,988	$77,485	$80,734
Per capita income	$37,969	±$3,940	$43,373	$44,673
Poverty rate	10.6%	±4.6 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	±1.5 pts	3.2%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	±2.6 pts	33.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$159,300	±$15,666	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$469/mo	±$26	$1,087/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	76.2%	±5.7 pts	67.8%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	25.2 min	±8.0 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.2%	±3.6 pts	13.1%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 54559
Group	ZIP 54559	Wisconsin	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	57.2%	78.6%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	3.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1.7%	8.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 54559 is

State: Wisconsin
Main county: Iron County— also overlaps Ashland County
Largest overlapping place: Saxon (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 121.75 sq mi· about 7 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Iron County

54525 Montreal, WI 54534 Iron County, WI 54536 Iron County, WI 54547 Iron County, WI 54550 Iron County, WI 54565 Iron County, WI

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Census figures describe residents as a group and cannot tell you about any one home or street. For a specific address, check local government and housing records.

About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.