Spider Lake is a town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, home to about 538 people across 99 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54517, and parts of 54843 are in Spider Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $261 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Spider Lake; also Namakagon and Gordon Town (Ashland County)
Mostly Hayward Town; part is in Spider Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Spider Lake. 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)126 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL337 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Spider Lake; 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.
Spider Lake had 487 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1421st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Sawyer County grew from 3,593 residents in 1900 to 18,074 in 2020.
Sawyer 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 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hayward Muni Ap, WI weather station (13 miles away).
5,363 jobs at 627 businesses in Sawyer 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 6.5 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 Hayward Town, Bass Lake Town (Sawyer County), Hayward City, Lenroot, Round Lake, Hunter, Bass Lake Town (Washburn County), Stinnett, Namakagon, Gordon Town (Ashland County), Chippewa and Shanagolden.
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.