Lac du Flambeau is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, home to about 3,644 people across 99 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54538, and parts of 54548 are in Lac du Flambeau too.
Homes sold for a median of $398 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population3,64437 per sq mi
Median home value$340,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$398Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lac du Flambeau. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lac du Flambeau
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)179 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN171 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL304 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lac du Flambeau; 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
Lac du Flambeau had 3,552 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 254th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Vilas County grew from 4,929 residents in 1900 to 23,047 in 2020.
Vilas 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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 34.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 99 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Minocqua, WI weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Vilas County
5,887 jobs at 961 businesses in Vilas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
43 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lac du Flambeau.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Minocqua8.8 miles
Howard Young Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Woodruff8.9 miles
Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls27.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
24
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
1
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 Lac du Flambeau
Parks (2 nearby)
Thunderbird Park · 3 acres1.6 mi
Patterson Hemlocks State Natural Area6.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
LDF Ojibway Mall Supermarket1.8 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy8.2 mi
Walgreens9.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Lac Du Flambeau Public Library1.7 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center1.7 mi
Waswagoning2.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Waaswaaganing Indian Bowl1.8 mi
Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lac du Flambeau #1 School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lac du Flambeau ElementaryLac du Flambeau
Pre-K–8
499
Public
1.7 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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