Jump River is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, home to about 290 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54433 and 54766.
Homes sold for a median of $131 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Jump River, part in Aurora Town (Taylor County) and Gilman Village
Mostly McKinley Town (Taylor County); part is in Jump River
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Jump River. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)117 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL287 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Jump River; 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.
Jump River had 275 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1713th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Taylor County grew from 11,262 residents in 1900 to 19,913 in 2020.
Taylor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 70 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jump Rvr 3e, WI weather station (8 miles away).
6,986 jobs at 482 businesses in Taylor County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jump River’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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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.
Parks (2 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Gilman School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman ElementaryGilman | Pre-K–6 | 134 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| eSucceed Charter SchoolGilman | K–12 | 78 | Charter | 8.6 mi |
| Gilman HighGilman | 7–12 | 148 | Public | 8.6 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 McKinley Town (Taylor County), Marshall Town (Rusk County), Aurora Town (Taylor County), Gilman Village, Ford, Cleveland Town (Taylor County), Sheldon Village, Colburn Town (Chippewa County), Pershing, Ruby, Lawrence Town and Grow.
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.