Lake Tomahawk is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,135 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54539, and parts of 54529 and 54531 are in Lake Tomahawk too.
Homes sold for a median of $246 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,13533 per sq mi
Median home value$272,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$246Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Tomahawk. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lake Tomahawk
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)186 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN179 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL289 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Tomahawk; 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
Lake Tomahawk had 1,155 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 791st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Oneida County grew from 8,875 residents in 1900 to 37,845 in 2020.
Oneida 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 (9 miles away).
Jobs in Oneida County
13,728 jobs at 1,387 businesses in Oneida 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 Lake Tomahawk.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Minocqua8.4 miles
Howard Young Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Woodruff8.6 miles
Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rhinelander12.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
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 Lake Tomahawk
Parks (2 nearby)
Boat Landing Park · 17 acres2.2 mi
Wind Pudding Lake State Natural Area1.8 mi
Grocery stores
Save More Foods7.6 mi
Libraries
Minocqua Public Library7.4 mi
Museums
Minocqua Museum7.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Aqua Bowl7.5 mi
Campanile Center for the Arts7.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
McNaughton Correctional CenterLake Tomahawk
7–12
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Alternative Education
1.4 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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