Salem is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, home to about 563 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54750, and parts of 54011 are in Salem too.
Homes sold for a median of $370 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Salem; also Maiden Rock Town and Union Town (Pierce County)
Mostly Ellsworth Village; part is in Salem
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Salem. 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)48 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL302 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Salem; 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.
Salem had 475 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1384th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Pierce County grew from 23,943 residents in 1900 to 42,212 in 2020.
Pierce County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ellsworth 1e, WI weather station (10 miles away).
7,134 jobs at 788 businesses in Pierce 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 Salem.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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 (1 nearby)
Libraries
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 Ellsworth Village, Trimbelle, Ellsworth Town, El Paso, Trenton Town (Pierce County), Hartland Town (Pierce County), Maiden Rock Town, Union Town (Pierce County) and Maiden Rock Village.
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.