Somo is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, home to about 168 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54564.
Homes sold for a median of $240 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Minocqua; part is in Somo
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Somo. 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)165 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN158 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL283 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Somo; 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.
Somo had 123 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1815th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Lincoln County grew from 16,269 residents in 1900 to 28,415 in 2020.
Lincoln County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 32.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willow Rsvr, WI weather station (11 miles away).
8,854 jobs at 686 businesses in Lincoln County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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 Minocqua, Tomahawk Town, Lynne, Little Rice, Wilson Town (Lincoln County) and Knox.
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.