Prentice Town is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, home to about 432 people across 69 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54459, 54513 and 54556.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population4326 per sq mi
Median home value$169,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$147Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Prentice Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Prentice Town
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)151 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN144 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL286 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Prentice Town; 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
Prentice Town had 440 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1555th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Price County grew from 9,106 residents in 1900 to 14,054 in 2020.
Price 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prentice #2, WI weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Price County
3,796 jobs at 369 businesses in Price 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 Prentice Town’s ZIP codes.
Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls28.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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 Prentice Town
Parks (4 nearby)
Wayside Park · 17 acres1.3 mi
Riverfront Park · 9 acres1.4 mi
Lions Park · 6 acres1.3 mi
Buccaneer Pond · 6 acres1.2 mi
Museums
Knox Creek Heritage Center6.8 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Prentice School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Prentice ElementaryPrentice
Pre-K–4
133
Public
1.3 mi
Prentice MiddlePrentice
5–8
90
Public
1.3 mi
Prentice HighPrentice
9–12
105
Public
1.3 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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