Town guide

Daniels, Wisconsin

Daniels is a town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, home to about 662 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54872 and 54893.

Homes sold for a median of $239 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population66220 per sq mi
Median home value$233,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$239Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking24%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Daniels

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Daniels. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Daniels

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)76 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN69 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL360 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Daniels; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Daniels

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

Daniels had 676 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 1269th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Burnett County grew from 7,478 residents in 1900 to 16,526 in 2020.

Daniels population by census2000: 665, 2010: 649, 2020: 676665200064920106762020

Burnett County, 1900–2020

Burnett County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,478, 1910: 9,026, 1920: 10,735, 1930: 10,233, 1940: 11,382, 1950: 10,236, 1960: 9,214, 1970: 9,276, 1980: 12,340, 1990: 13,084, 2000: 15,674, 2010: 15,457, 2020: 16,5267K’00’1011K’20’3011K’40’509K’60’7012K’80’9016K’00’1017K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 30.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DanielsJan: high 22°F, low 2°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 7°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 19°F, 1.3 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 31°F, 2.7 in; May: high 67°F, low 44°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 53°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3 in; Nov: high 40°F, low 24°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 11°F, 0.9 in22°2°Jan0.727°7°Feb0.840°19°Mar1.354°31°Apr2.767°44°May3.676°53°Jun4.180°58°Jul4.278°56°Aug3.970°48°Sep3.656°36°Oct3.040°24°Nov1.427°11°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Danbury, WI weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Burnett County

3,465 jobs at 411 businesses in Burnett County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Burnett CountyManufacturing: 909 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 588 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 510 jobs; Retail trade: 466 jobs; Professional services: 230 jobs; Other services: 178 jobs; Construction: 177 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 77 jobsManufacturing 26% Health care and social assistance 17% Hotels and restaurants 15% Retail trade 13% Professional services 7% Other services 5% Construction 5% Transportation and warehousing 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

41 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Daniels’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Burnett Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Grantsburg15.2 miles
  • Indianhead Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shell Lake22.0 miles
  • Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spooner22.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers21
Physical and occupational therapists2
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies4

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 Daniels

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Siren Ball Park · 16 acres1.9 mi
  • Crooked Lake Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
  • Milton E. Stellrecht Park · 3 acres2.6 mi
  • Amsterdam Sloughs State Public Hunting Grounds3.1 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Fourwinds Market0.8 mi

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.

Schools in Daniels

Public schools here are run by Siren School District, Webster School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Siren ElementarySirenPre-K–5172Public1.2 mi
Webster ElementaryWebsterPre-K–4248Public5.0 mi
Webster MiddleWebster5–8184Public5.0 mi
Siren HighSiren6–12193Public1.2 mi
Webster HighWebster9–12186Public5.0 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 Meenon, Siren Town, Siren Village, Sand Lake Town (Burnett County), Webster Village, Jackson Town (Burnett County), Lincoln Town (Burnett County), Oakland Town (Burnett County), Scott Town (Burnett County), La Follette and West Sweden.

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