Fence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, home to about 259 people across 90 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54120, and parts of 54121 are in Fence too.
Homes sold for a median of $241 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Fence; also Homestead and Florence
Mostly Florence; part is in Fence
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fence. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)198 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ford Airport (IMT)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI189 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL275 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fence; 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.
Fence had 183 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1740th 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).
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 (11 miles away).
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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 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 Florence, Commonwealth, Homestead, Fern and Goodman.
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.