Peeksville is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, home to about 160 people across 37 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54514 and 54527.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1604 per sq mi
Median home value$155,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$175Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Peeksville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Peeksville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)154 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)58 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN147 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL323 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Peeksville; 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
Peeksville had 137 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 1820th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Ashland County grew from 20,176 residents in 1900 to 16,027 in 2020.
Ashland 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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 36.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Butternut 3sw, WI weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Ashland County
5,987 jobs at 491 businesses in Ashland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Peeksville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls8.8 miles
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hayward35.0 miles
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 Peeksville
Parks (2 nearby)
Butternut Area Veterans Park · 19 acres2.6 mi
Veterans Park · 2 acres2.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Butternut School District, Chequamegon School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Butternut ElementaryButternut
Pre-K–5
84
Public
2.3 mi
Glidden ElementaryGlidden
Pre-K–2
25
Public
6.7 mi
Butternut HighButternut
6–12
92
Public
2.3 mi
Chequamegon MiddleGlidden
6–8
128
Public
6.7 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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