Sarona is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, home to about 424 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54870.
Homes sold for a median of $330 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Madge; part is in Sarona
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sarona. 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)91 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL336 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sarona; 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.
Sarona had 419 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1563rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Washburn County grew from 5,521 residents in 1900 to 16,623 in 2020.
Washburn 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 1°F. About 31.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 56 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spooner Ag Res Stn, WI weather station (10 miles away).
4,261 jobs at 499 businesses in Washburn 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 Sarona.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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 (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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 Madge, Long Lake Town (Washburn County), Beaver Brook and Oak Grove Town (Barron County).
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.