Town guide

Prentice Village, Wisconsin

Prentice Village is a village in Price County, Wisconsin, home to about 521 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54556.

Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population521258 per sq mi
Median home value$108,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$147Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Prentice Village

1 ZIP code

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Around Prentice Village

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)150 miles away
Closer regional airportRhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN143 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL287 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Prentice Village; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Prentice Village

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 Village had 563 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 1450th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Price County grew from 9,106 residents in 1900 to 14,054 in 2020.

Prentice Village population by census2000: 626, 2010: 660, 2020: 563626200066020105632020

Price County, 1900–2020

Price County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,106, 1910: 13,795, 1920: 18,517, 1930: 17,284, 1940: 18,467, 1950: 16,344, 1960: 14,370, 1970: 14,520, 1980: 15,788, 1990: 15,600, 2000: 15,822, 2010: 14,159, 2020: 14,0549K’00’1019K’20’3018K’40’5014K’60’7016K’80’9016K’00’1014K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Prentice VillageJan: high 21°F, low 1°F, 1 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 3°F, 1 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 15°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 29°F, 2.7 in; May: high 66°F, low 41°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 52°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 21°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 9°F, 1.5 in21°1°Jan1.027°3°Feb1.039°15°Mar1.752°29°Apr2.766°41°May3.975°51°Jun4.179°54°Jul3.677°52°Aug3.969°45°Sep3.955°33°Oct3.539°21°Nov1.826°9°Dec1.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prentice #2, WI weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Price County

3,796 jobs at 369 businesses in Price County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Price CountyManufacturing: 1,599 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 645 jobs; Retail trade: 553 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 274 jobs; Other services: 146 jobs; Construction: 106 jobs; Finance and insurance: 104 jobs; Professional services: 85 jobsManufacturing 42% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 7% Other services 4% Construction 3% Finance and insurance 3% Professional services 2%

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 Village.

Nearest hospitals

  • Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls27.4 miles
  • Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tomahawk27.4 miles
  • Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Medford28.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Village

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Wayside Park · 17 acres0.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park · 9 acres0.2 mi
  • Lions Park · 6 acres0.4 mi
  • Buccaneer Pond · 6 acres0.6 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Prentice Village

Public schools here are run by Prentice School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Prentice ElementaryPrenticePre-K–4133Public0.3 mi
Prentice MiddlePrentice5–890Public0.3 mi
Prentice HighPrentice9–12105Public0.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Prentice Town, Ogema and Hackett.

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