Chelsea is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, home to about 634 people across 40 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54451 and 54490.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Medford City; part is in Chelsea
Mostly Westboro; part is in Chelsea
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chelsea. 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)142 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN136 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL267 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chelsea; 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.
Chelsea had 710 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1303rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Taylor County grew from 11,262 residents in 1900 to 19,913 in 2020.
Taylor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Medford, WI weather station (3 miles away).
6,986 jobs at 482 businesses in Taylor County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
136 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chelsea’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 9 |
| Dentists | 13 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 38 |
| Mental health providers | 28 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 19 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 14 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
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 Medford Area Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford ElementaryMedford | Pre-K–4 | 587 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Rural Virtual AcademyMedford | Pre-K–12 | 2,259 | Charter | 3.5 mi |
| Medford MiddleMedford | 5–8 | 566 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Medford HighMedford | 9–12 | 667 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolMedford | Pre-K–6 | 92 | Roman Catholic | 3.1 mi |
| Holy Rosary SchoolMedford | Pre-K–6 | 89 | Roman Catholic | 3.1 mi |
| Immanuel Lutheran SchoolMedford | Pre-K–8 | 37 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2.7 mi |
| Hillside SchoolMedford | 1–8 | 21 | Amish | 8.0 mi |
| Silver Ten Amish SchoolMedford | 1–8 | 21 | Amish | 9.8 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 Medford City, Medford Town, Browning, Westboro, Little Black, Hammel, Goodrich, Holway, Molitor, Deer Creek Town (Taylor County), Greenwood Town (Taylor County), Grover Town, Rib Lake Town and Rib Lake Village.
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.