Laketown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,024 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54006, and parts of 54853 are in Laketown too.
Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Laketown; also Sterling Town (Polk County) and Eureka
Mostly Luck Village; part is in Laketown
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Laketown. 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)59 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL352 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Laketown; 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.
Laketown had 1,024 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 879th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Polk County grew from 17,801 residents in 1900 to 44,977 in 2020.
Polk County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 32.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 61 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Luck, WI weather station (about a mile away).
14,018 jobs at 1,163 businesses in Polk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Laketown.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 4 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 Luck Village, Georgetown, Luck Town, Milltown Town, Bone Lake, Sterling Town (Polk County) and Eureka.
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.