Birchwood Town is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, home to about 660 people across 62 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54817 and 54876.
Homes sold for a median of $284 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population66011 per sq mi
Median home value$364,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$284Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Sand Lake Town (Sawyer County); part is in Birchwood Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Birchwood Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Birchwood Town
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)99 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)57 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN91 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL329 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Birchwood Town; 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.
Population over time
Birchwood Town had 605 residents in the 2020 census, up 34% since 2000.
It’s the 1272nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Washburn County grew from 5,521 residents in 1900 to 16,623 in 2020.
Washburn County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 40.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Couderay 7 W, WI weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Washburn County
4,261 jobs at 499 businesses in Washburn County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Birchwood Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake16.3 miles
Indianhead Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shell Lake18.0 miles
Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spooner20.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
2
Mental health providers
1
Chiropractors
1
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.
Places in and around Birchwood Town
Parks (2 nearby)
Sawmill Lake County Park · 34 acres4.0 mi
Dolittle Park · 5 acres2.4 mi
Libraries
Private Library and Gathering Space8.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Log Museum2.7 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Birchwood School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Birchwood ElementaryBirchwood
Pre-K–5
86
Public
2.9 mi
Birchwood Public MontessoriBirchwood
Pre-K–6
25
Charter
2.8 mi
Bobcat Virtual AcademyBirchwood
Pre-K–12
11
Charter
2.9 mi
Birchwood MiddleBirchwood
6–8
36
Public
2.9 mi
Birchwood HighBirchwood
9–12
59
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Francis Solanus SchoolStone Lake
K–7
4
Roman Catholic
15.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sand Lake Town (Sawyer County), Cedar Lake, Birchwood Village, Edgewater, Stone Lake, Long Lake Town (Washburn County), Wilson Town (Rusk County), Bass Lake Town (Sawyer County) and Couderay Town.
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