Commonwealth is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, home to about 512 people across 42 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54121.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population51212 per sq mi
Median home value$160,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$194Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Commonwealth. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Commonwealth
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)205 miles away
Closer regional airport
Ford Airport (IMT)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI196 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL282 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Commonwealth; 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.
Population over time
Commonwealth had 390 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1458th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Florence County grew from 3,197 residents in 1900 to 4,558 in 2020.
Florence County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 30.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 66 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florence, WI weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Florence County
704 jobs at 108 businesses in Florence County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Commonwealth.
Nearest hospitals
Iron Mountain Mi Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Iron Mountain10.1 miles
Dickinson County Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Iron Mountain10.9 miles
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Iron River23.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
6
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Commonwealth
Parks (5 nearby)
Lake Emily County Park · 79 acres2.8 mi
Keyes Peak Recreation Area · 78 acres3.3 mi
Florence County Fairgrounds · 23 acres1.5 mi
Keyes Lake County Park · 7 acres3.6 mi
American Legion Park3.5 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pat's Foods2.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Florence County Library1.8 mi
Museums
Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame8.0 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Florence County School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Florence ElementaryFlorence
Pre-K–6
197
Public
2.1 mi
Florence MiddleFlorence
7–8
56
Public
1.8 mi
Florence HighFlorence
9–12
116
Public
1.8 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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