Kennan Town is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, home to about 394 people across 70 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54537, and parts of 54515 and 54530 are in Kennan Town too.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population3946 per sq mi
Median home value$152,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$119Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kennan Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Kennan Town
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)134 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN127 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL294 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Kennan 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
Kennan Town had 365 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1598th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Price County grew from 9,106 residents in 1900 to 14,054 in 2020.
Price 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 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 (14 miles away).
Jobs in Price County
3,796 jobs at 369 businesses in Price County. The biggest industries by employees:
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 Kennan Town.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ladysmith24.2 miles
Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls29.0 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 Kennan Town
Parks (2 nearby)
Mill Pond Park · 60 acres4.6 mi
Lions Park · 28 acres5.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
The Village Store4.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Hawkins Public Library4.8 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Catawba Town, Hawkins Village, Catawba Village, Georgetown Town, South Fork, Harmony Town (Price County), Kennan Village, Hawkins Town and Richland Town.
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