Argonne is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, home to about 471 people across 108 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54511, and parts of 54542 are in Argonne too.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Argonne; also Hiles Town (Forest County) and Lincoln Town (Forest County)
Mostly Tipler; part is in Argonne
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Argonne. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)197 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Ford Airport (IMT)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI185 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL275 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Argonne; 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.
Argonne had 546 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1500th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Forest County grew from 1,396 residents in 1900 to 9,179 in 2020.
Forest County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 73°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 80 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laona 6 Sw, WI weather station (15 miles away).
1,532 jobs at 227 businesses in Forest 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 Argonne.
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Tipler, Florence, Alvin, Hiles Town (Forest County), Lincoln Town (Forest County), Long Lake Town (Florence County), Ross, Crandon Town, Caswell and Popple River.
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.