Sanborn is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,146 people across 157 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54861, and parts of 54546, 54559 and 54806 are in Sanborn too.
Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Sanborn
Mostly Mellen; part is in Sanborn
Mostly Saxon; part is in Sanborn
Mostly Ashland; part is in Sanborn
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sanborn. 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)166 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN159 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sanborn; 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.
Sanborn had 1,381 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 781st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Ashland County grew from 20,176 residents in 1900 to 16,027 in 2020.
Ashland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 103 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mellen 4 Ne, WI weather station (10 miles away).
5,987 jobs at 491 businesses in Ashland 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 Sanborn.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 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)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 8 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 Ashland, Mellen, Eileen, White River, Gingles, Morse, Barksdale, Saxon, Gurney, Kelly, Marengo, Gordon Town (Ashland County), Pilsen, Ashland Town, Keystone, Shanagolden and Ashland City.
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.