Port Wing is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, home to about 345 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54865, and parts of 54844 are in Port Wing too.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Port Wing; also Orienta
Mostly Clover; part is in Port Wing
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Port Wing. 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)157 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN150 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL386 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Port Wing; 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.
Port Wing had 389 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1647th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Bayfield County grew from 14,392 residents in 1900 to 16,220 in 2020.
Bayfield 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 2°F. About 33.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brule Rs, WI weather station (18 miles away).
2,612 jobs at 469 businesses in Bayfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Port Wing.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
Parks (8 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Public schools here are run by South Shore School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| South Shore ElementaryPort Wing | Pre-K–6 | 102 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| South Shore Jr/Sr HighPort Wing | 7–12 | 91 | Public | 1.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Clover, Orienta and Bell.
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.