Town guide

Gull Lake, Wisconsin

Gull Lake is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, home to about 233 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54875.

Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2337 per sq mi
Median home value$281,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$191Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking29%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Gull Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gull Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)105 miles away
Closer regional airportDuluth International Airport (DLH)67 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL346 miles away

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

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

Who represents Gull Lake

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

Gull Lake had 198 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 1762nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Washburn County grew from 5,521 residents in 1900 to 16,623 in 2020.

Gull Lake population by census2000: 158, 2010: 186, 2020: 198158200018620101982020

Washburn County, 1900–2020

Washburn County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,521, 1910: 8,196, 1920: 11,377, 1930: 11,103, 1940: 12,496, 1950: 11,665, 1960: 10,301, 1970: 10,601, 1980: 13,174, 1990: 13,772, 2000: 16,036, 2010: 15,911, 2020: 16,6236K’00’1011K’20’3012K’40’5010K’60’7013K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 32.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 59 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Gull LakeJan: high 24°F, low 3°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 30°F, low 6°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 18°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 30°F, 2.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 42°F, 4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 52°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 56°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 47°F, 4 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 35°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 23°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 11°F, 1.3 in24°3°Jan0.930°6°Feb0.942°18°Mar1.556°30°Apr2.769°42°May4.078°52°Jun4.282°56°Jul4.279°54°Aug3.972°47°Sep4.057°35°Oct3.241°23°Nov1.729°11°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hayward Rs, WI weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Washburn County

4,261 jobs at 499 businesses in Washburn County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washburn CountyManufacturing: 1,010 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 826 jobs; Retail trade: 743 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 524 jobs; Other services: 199 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 194 jobs; Professional services: 178 jobs; Construction: 135 jobsManufacturing 24% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 12% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 5% Professional services 4% Construction 3%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gull Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spooner13.3 miles
  • Indianhead Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shell Lake18.5 miles
  • Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hayward22.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Gull Lake

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Wayside Park · 6 acres2.0 mi
  • Bean Brook State Wildlife Management Area3.9 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Springbrook, Bass Lake Town (Washburn County), Stone Lake and Stinnett.

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