Cable is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, home to about 859 people across 69 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54821.
Homes sold for a median of $268 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Cable; also Namakagon and Grandview
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cable. 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)134 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL350 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cable; 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.
Cable had 853 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1049th 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 3°F. About 34.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 74 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Drummond, WI weather station (8 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).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cable.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Namakagon, Grandview, Lenroot and Drummond.
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.