Plum Lake is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, home to about 458 people across 86 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54561, and parts of 54519 and 54560 are in Plum Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $410 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Plum Lake; also Land O'Lakes
Mostly Conover; part is in Plum Lake
Mostly St. Germain; part is in Plum Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Plum Lake. 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)198 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN191 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL303 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Plum Lake; 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.
Plum Lake had 553 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 1518th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Vilas County grew from 4,929 residents in 1900 to 23,047 in 2020.
Vilas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 33.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 74 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Germain, WI weather station (8 miles away).
5,887 jobs at 961 businesses in Vilas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 6 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 Conover, St. Germain, Phelps and Land O'Lakes.
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.