Rice Lake City is a city in Barron County, Wisconsin, home to about 9,030 people across 8.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54868, and parts of 54822 are in Rice Lake City too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population9,0301,045 per sq mi
Median home value$193,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$158Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Rice Lake City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)84 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)45 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN76 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL323 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Rice Lake City; 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
Rice Lake City had 9,040 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 109th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Barron County grew from 23,677 residents in 1900 to 46,711 in 2020.
Barron 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rice Lake, WI weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Barron County
17,770 jobs at 1,340 businesses in Barron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
282 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rice Lake City.
Nearest hospitals
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rice Lake1.6 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Barron8.1 miles
Cumberland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cumberland14.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
35
Specialist doctors
44
Dentists
26
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
54
Mental health providers
39
Physical and occupational therapists
54
Optometrists
9
Chiropractors
21
Pharmacies
6
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 Rice Lake City
Parks (14 nearby)
Hiawatha Park · 37 acres2.0 mi
Barron County Fairgrounds · 30 acres1.6 mi
Clanton Park · 20 acres1.9 mi
Fred Tate Memorial Field · 6 acres0.4 mi
Roux Park · 6 acres1.2 mi
Lumber Hall of Fame & Boat Landing · 6 acres0.5 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
MarketPlace Foods0.3 mi
Aldi0.9 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.6 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens0.3 mi
Osterbauer Drugs1.2 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
University of Wisconsin-Barron Campus Library0.7 mi
Rice Lake Public Library0.9 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Dick Lane (1899) · American actor and television announcer (1899-1982)
Henry Ellenson (1997) · American basketball player (born 1997)
John G. Blystone (1892) · 1892–1938; American film director (1892–1938)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Rice Lake City
Public schools here are run by Rice Lake Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hilltop Day Care and PreschoolRice Lake
Pre-K
21
Public
1.1 mi
Tainter ElementaryRice Lake
Pre-K–4
445
Public
1.0 mi
Hilltop ElementaryRice Lake
K–4
251
Public
1.0 mi
Rice Lake MiddleRice Lake
5–8
622
Public
0.9 mi
Rice Lake HighRice Lake
9–12
674
Public
0.9 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran SchoolRice Lake
Pre-K–4
8
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
0.6 mi
St Joseph SchoolRice Lake
Pre-K–8
185
Roman Catholic
1.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rice Lake Town, Cameron Village, Stanley Town, Oak Grove Town (Barron County), Stanfold, Doyle, Bear Lake, Sumner Town (Barron County), Prairie Lake, Cedar Lake, Chetek Town and Strickland.
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