Oak Grove Town (Barron County) is a town in Barron County, Wisconsin, home to about 964 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54868 and 54870.
Homes sold for a median of $244 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population96428 per sq mi
Median home value$228,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$244Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Madge; part is in Oak Grove Town (Barron County)
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Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)85 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN77 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL325 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Grove Town (Barron County); 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
Oak Grove Town (Barron County) had 960 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 933rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Barron County grew from 23,677 residents in 1900 to 46,711 in 2020.
Barron 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rice Lake, WI weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Barron County
17,770 jobs at 1,340 businesses in Barron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
283 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oak Grove Town (Barron County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake1.4 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Barron9.7 miles
Cumberland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cumberland14.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
35
Specialist doctors
44
Dentists
26
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
54
Mental health providers
40
Physical and occupational therapists
54
Optometrists
9
Chiropractors
21
Pharmacies
6
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 Oak Grove Town (Barron County)
Parks (14 nearby)
Hiawatha Park · 37 acres0.8 mi
Barron County Fairgrounds · 30 acres0.5 mi
Clanton Park · 20 acres0.2 mi
Fred Tate Memorial Field · 6 acres1.6 mi
Roux Park · 6 acres1.2 mi
Lumber Hall of Fame & Boat Landing · 6 acres1.6 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
MarketPlace Foods1.7 mi
Aldi3.0 mi
Walmart Supercenter3.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Osterbauer Drugs0.8 mi
Walgreens1.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Rice Lake Public Library1.2 mi
University of Wisconsin-Barron Campus Library2.6 mi
Museums
Haugen Area Historical Museum6.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Rice Lake Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hilltop Day Care and PreschoolRice Lake
Pre-K
21
Public
1.5 mi
Tainter ElementaryRice Lake
Pre-K–4
445
Public
3.0 mi
Hilltop ElementaryRice Lake
K–4
251
Public
1.6 mi
Rice Lake MiddleRice Lake
5–8
622
Public
1.7 mi
Rice Lake HighRice Lake
9–12
674
Public
1.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran SchoolRice Lake
Pre-K–4
8
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
2.5 mi
St Joseph SchoolRice Lake
Pre-K–8
185
Roman Catholic
1.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rice Lake City, Rice Lake Town, Stanfold, Doyle, Stanley Town, Bear Lake, Madge, Long Lake Town (Washburn County), Sumner Town (Barron County), Sarona, Cedar Lake, Beaver Brook and Strickland.
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