Lakeside is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, home to about 720 people across 40 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54864 and 54874.
Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Poplar; part is in Lakeside
Mostly Superior; part is in Lakeside
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lakeside. 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)133 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL387 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lakeside; 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.
Lakeside had 681 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1187th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Douglas County grew from 36,335 residents in 1900 to 44,295 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 33.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pattison Ranger Staion, WI weather station (11 miles away).
14,227 jobs at 998 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lakeside’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Public schools here are run by Maple School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern ElementaryPoplar | Pre-K–5 | 515 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Northwestern MiddlePoplar | 6–8 | 289 | Public | 6.3 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 Superior, Parkland, Oakland Town (Douglas County), Amnicon, Poplar and Hawthorne.
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.