Brule is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, home to about 545 people across 56 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54820, and parts of 54849 and 54854 are in Brule too.
Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Brule; also Hughes and Oulu
Mostly Lake Nebagamon; part is in Brule
Mostly Maple; part is in Brule
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brule. 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)140 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL381 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brule; 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.
Brule had 607 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1410th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Douglas County grew from 36,335 residents in 1900 to 44,295 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 33.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brule Rs, WI weather station (4 miles away).
14,227 jobs at 998 businesses in Douglas 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.
Theaters and performance venues
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 Lake Nebagamon, Maple, Hawthorne, Bennett, Hughes, Highland Town (Douglas County), Cloverland Town, Oulu, Barnes and Orienta.
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.