Martell is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,064 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54003, and parts of 54022 and 54767 are in Martell too.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,06430 per sq mi
Median home value$356,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$175Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Spring Valley Village (Pierce County); part is in Martell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Martell. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Martell
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN33 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL316 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Martell; 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
Martell had 1,147 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 844th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Pierce County grew from 23,943 residents in 1900 to 42,212 in 2020.
Pierce 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ellsworth 1e, WI weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Pierce County
7,134 jobs at 788 businesses in Pierce County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
River Falls Area HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · River Falls7.9 miles
Western Wisconsin HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Baldwin11.9 miles
Hudson HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hudson16.1 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Martell
Grocery stores
Nilssen's Foods5.4 mi
Libraries
Ellsworth Public Library5.4 mi
Ellsworth Public Library5.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with River Falls City (Pierce County), River Falls City (St. Croix County), Troy Town (St. Croix County), River Falls Town, Clifton Town (Pierce County), Spring Valley Village (Pierce County), Kinnickinnic, Gilman Town, Spring Lake, Cady, Pleasant Valley Town, Ellsworth Town, Trimbelle, Weston Town (Dunn County) and Spring Valley Village (St. Croix County).
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.