Clay Banks is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, home to about 421 people across 15 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54201 and 54235.
Homes sold for a median of $221 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Algoma City; part is in Clay Banks
Mostly Sturgeon Bay; part is in Clay Banks
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Clay Banks. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)129 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI122 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL204 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Clay Banks; 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.
Clay Banks had 385 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1569th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Door County grew from 17,583 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.
Door 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 11°F. About 30.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Forestville-4e, WI weather station (6 miles away).
10,683 jobs at 1,292 businesses in Door County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
243 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clay Banks’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 30 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 29 |
| Dentists | 15 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 39 |
| Mental health providers | 45 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 63 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Algoma School District, Sturgeon Bay School District, Sevastopol School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma ElementaryAlgoma | Pre-K–6 | 301 | Public | 12.2 mi |
| Sawyer ElementarySturgeon Bay | Pre-K–2 | 223 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Sevastopol ElementarySturgeon Bay | Pre-K–5 | 230 | Public | 9.2 mi |
| Sevastopol Pre-SchoolSturgeon Bay | Pre-K | 27 | Public | 9.2 mi |
| Sunrise ElementarySturgeon Bay | 3–5 | 214 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Sevastopol MiddleSturgeon Bay | 6–8 | 140 | Public | 9.2 mi |
| Walker MiddleSturgeon Bay | 6–8 | 228 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Algoma HighAlgoma | 7–12 | 287 | Public | 12.9 mi |
| Algoma Venture AcademyAlgoma | 7–12 | 35 | Charter | 12.9 mi |
| Sevastopol HighSturgeon Bay | 9–12 | 209 | Public | 9.2 mi |
| Sturgeon Bay HighSturgeon Bay | 9–12 | 348 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Bosco Catholic SchoolSturgeon Bay | Pre-K–8 | 100 | Roman Catholic | 3.4 mi |
| St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran SchoolAlgoma | Pre-K–8 | 62 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 12.5 mi |
| St Peter's Lutheran SchoolSturgeon Bay | Pre-K–8 | 80 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 3.4 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 Sturgeon Bay, Algoma City, Sevastopol, Nasewaupee, Sturgeon Bay Town, Ahnapee, Egg Harbor Town, Forestville Town, Pierce, Gardner, Lincoln Town (Kewaunee County), Jacksonport and Casco Town.
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