Town guide

Gurney, Wisconsin

Gurney is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, home to about 186 people across 37 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54559.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1865 per sq mi
Median home value$217,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Gurney

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gurney

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)175 miles away
Closer regional airportRhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)76 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN167 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL349 miles away

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

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

Who represents Gurney

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

Gurney had 145 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 1802nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Iron County grew from 6,616 residents in 1900 to 6,137 in 2020.

Gurney population by census2000: 158, 2010: 159, 2020: 145158200015920101452020

Iron County, 1900–2020

Iron County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,616, 1910: 8,306, 1920: 10,261, 1930: 9,933, 1940: 10,049, 1950: 8,714, 1960: 7,830, 1970: 6,533, 1980: 6,730, 1990: 6,153, 2000: 6,861, 2010: 5,916, 2020: 6,1377K’00’1010K’20’3010K’40’508K’60’707K’80’907K’00’106K’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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 134 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GurneyJan: high 21°F, low 5°F, 1.7 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 6°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 16°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 49°F, low 29°F, 3.2 in; May: high 64°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 51°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 56°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 55°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 48°F, 4 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 36°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 25°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 2.3 in21°5°Jan1.726°6°Feb1.737°16°Mar2.149°29°Apr3.264°41°May3.673°51°Jun4.278°56°Jul4.376°55°Aug3.868°48°Sep4.055°36°Oct4.139°25°Nov2.627°12°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saxon 1wsw, WI weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Iron County

1,345 jobs at 193 businesses in Iron County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Iron CountyHotels and restaurants: 302 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 278 jobs; Manufacturing: 163 jobs; Construction: 161 jobs; Retail trade: 152 jobs; Wholesale trade: 83 jobs; Finance and insurance: 35 jobs; Other services: 32 jobsHotels and restaurants 23% Health care and social assistance 21% Manufacturing 12% Construction 12% Retail trade 11% Wholesale trade 6% Finance and insurance 3% Other services 2%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Aspirus Ironwood HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ironwood15.8 miles
  • Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ashland22.0 miles
  • Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls39.0 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Gurney

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Iron County Fairgrounds · 39 acres1.4 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 Saxon and Sanborn.

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