Conover is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,294 people across 77 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54519.
Homes sold for a median of $271 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Conover; also Phelps and Plum Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Conover. 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)209 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN202 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL301 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Conover; 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.
Conover had 1,318 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 702nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Vilas County grew from 4,929 residents in 1900 to 23,047 in 2020.
Vilas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 32.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 77 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eagle Rvr, WI weather station (9 miles away).
5,887 jobs at 961 businesses in Vilas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Conover.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| 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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 6 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 Phelps and Plum Lake.
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.