Knight is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, home to about 161 people across 94 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 54536 and 54565, and parts of 54534 are in Knight too.
Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Knight
Mostly Knight; also Anderson Town (Iron County)
Mostly Hurley; part is in Knight
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Knight. 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)175 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN167 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL341 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Knight; 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.
Knight had 212 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1818th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Iron County grew from 6,616 residents in 1900 to 6,137 in 2020.
Iron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 37.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 155 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hurley, WI weather station (7 miles away).
1,345 jobs at 193 businesses in Iron 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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 6.5 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 Hurley, Kimball, Carey, Oma, Anderson Town (Iron County) and Pence.
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.