Polar is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,001 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54418, and parts of 54409 are in Polar too.
Mostly Polar; also Price and Neva
Mostly Antigo; part is in Polar
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)164 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI145 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL240 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Polar; 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.
Polar had 1,018 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 902nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Langlade County grew from 12,553 residents in 1900 to 19,491 in 2020.
Langlade County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 29.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Antigo, WI weather station (3 miles away).
6,305 jobs at 562 businesses in Langlade 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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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 Antigo, Antigo Town, Rolling, Norwood, Ackley, Price, Neva, Harrison Town (Marathon County), Evergreen Town (Langlade County), Hutchins and Langlade.
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.