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
Part is in Daniels, part in Meenon and Sand Lake Town (Burnett County)
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 airport
Minneapolis–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.
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.
Burnett 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 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.
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:
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 doctors
3
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
21
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
4
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Siren ElementarySiren
Pre-K–5
172
Public
1.2 mi
Webster ElementaryWebster
Pre-K–4
248
Public
5.0 mi
Webster MiddleWebster
5–8
184
Public
5.0 mi
Siren HighSiren
6–12
193
Public
1.2 mi
Webster HighWebster
9–12
186
Public
5.0 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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