Alden is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, home to about 2,992 people across 56 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54026, and parts of 54001, 54007 and 54020 are in Alden too.
Homes sold for a median of $277 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Alden; also Star Prairie Village and Stanton Town (St. Croix County)
Mostly Amery; part is in Alden
Mostly Cylon; part is in Alden
Mostly Osceola Village; part is in Alden
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)44 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL338 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alden; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alden had 2,918 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 317th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Polk County grew from 17,801 residents in 1900 to 44,977 in 2020.
Polk County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Amery, WI weather station (7 miles away).
14,018 jobs at 1,163 businesses in Polk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alden.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Amery, Osceola Village, Lincoln Town (Polk County), Farmington Town (Polk County), Osceola Town (Polk County), Garfield Town (Polk County), Star Prairie Village, Apple River, Black Brook, Cylon, Clayton Town (Polk County), Balsam Lake Town, Deer Park, Stanton Town (St. Croix County), Star Prairie and Forest Town (St. Croix County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.