Cedar Lake is a town in Barron County, Wisconsin, home to about 904 people across 31 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 54817 and 54857, and parts of 54868 are in Cedar Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Cedar Lake; also Birchwood Town and Birchwood Village
All in Cedar Lake
Mostly Rice Lake City; part is in Cedar Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cedar Lake. 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)92 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL326 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cedar Lake; 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.
Cedar Lake had 1,076 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 991st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Barron County grew from 23,677 residents in 1900 to 46,711 in 2020.
Barron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rice Lake, WI weather station (14 miles away).
17,770 jobs at 1,340 businesses in Barron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cedar Lake’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
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 (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 4 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.
Public schools here are run by Birchwood School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood ElementaryBirchwood | Pre-K–5 | 86 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Birchwood Public MontessoriBirchwood | Pre-K–6 | 25 | Charter | 5.5 mi |
| Bobcat Virtual AcademyBirchwood | Pre-K–12 | 11 | Charter | 5.5 mi |
| Birchwood MiddleBirchwood | 6–8 | 36 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Birchwood HighBirchwood | 9–12 | 59 | Public | 5.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rice Lake City, Rice Lake Town, Oak Grove Town (Barron County), Stanfold, Doyle, Stanley Town, Bear Lake, Birchwood Town, Birchwood Village, Sumner Town (Barron County), Edgewater, Long Lake Town (Washburn County), Wilson Town (Rusk County) and Strickland.
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.