Bell is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, home to about 345 people across 60 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54827, and parts of 54844 are in Bell too.
Homes sold for a median of $223 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Clover; part is in Bell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bell. 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)168 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN161 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL385 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bell; 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.
Bell had 355 residents in the 2020 census, up 54% since 2000.
It’s the 1647th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Bayfield County grew from 14,392 residents in 1900 to 16,220 in 2020.
Bayfield County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 32.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bayfield Fish Hatchery, WI weather station (13 miles away).
2,612 jobs at 469 businesses in Bayfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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 Clover and Port Wing.
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.