Fairchild Town is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, home to about 500 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54722 and 54741.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population50014 per sq mi
Median home value$156,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$195Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Fairchild Town, part in Fairchild Village and Bridge Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fairchild Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Fairchild Town
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)110 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN105 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL255 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fairchild Town; 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
Fairchild Town had 450 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1471st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Eau Claire County grew from 31,692 residents in 1900 to 105,710 in 2020.
Eau Claire 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Augusta Rs, WI weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Eau Claire County
51,990 jobs at 2,753 businesses in Eau Claire County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fairchild Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Osseo10.0 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleCritical access hospital · emergency room · Neillsville20.6 miles
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 Fairchild Town
Grocery stores
Lance's Market6.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
FAHS History Center2.8 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Augusta School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Augusta ElementaryAugusta
Pre-K–5
215
Public
7.6 mi
Augusta MiddleAugusta
6–8
109
Public
7.7 mi
Wildlands Charter SchoolAugusta
6–12
72
Charter
18.5 mi
Augusta HighAugusta
9–12
144
Public
7.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
James WeaverAugusta
1–9
25
Mennonite
10.6 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 Bridge Creek, Augusta, Fairchild Village, Cleveland Town (Jackson County), Ludington, Lincoln Town (Eau Claire County), Otter Creek Town (Eau Claire County), Garfield Town (Jackson County), Wilson Town (Eau Claire County) and Foster.
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