Town guide

Stone Lake, Wisconsin

Stone Lake is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, home to about 457 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54875 and 54876.

Homes sold for a median of $265 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population45714 per sq mi
Median home value$246,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$265Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking26%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Stone Lake

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Stone Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)106 miles away
Closer regional airportChippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)70 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL339 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Stone Lake; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Stone Lake

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Stone Lake had 515 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 1520th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Washburn County grew from 5,521 residents in 1900 to 16,623 in 2020.

Stone Lake population by census2000: 544, 2010: 508, 2020: 515544200050820105152020

Washburn County, 1900–2020

Washburn County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,521, 1910: 8,196, 1920: 11,377, 1930: 11,103, 1940: 12,496, 1950: 11,665, 1960: 10,301, 1970: 10,601, 1980: 13,174, 1990: 13,772, 2000: 16,036, 2010: 15,911, 2020: 16,6236K’00’1011K’20’3012K’40’5010K’60’7013K’80’9016K’00’1017K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 40.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Stone LakeJan: high 22°F, low 2°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 4°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 17°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 29°F, 3.5 in; May: high 67°F, low 40°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 55°F, 5.1 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 53°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 22°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 10°F, 1.9 in22°2°Jan1.327°4°Feb1.539°17°Mar2.253°29°Apr3.567°40°May4.675°51°Jun5.379°55°Jul5.177°53°Aug4.569°46°Sep4.355°34°Oct3.839°22°Nov2.327°10°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Couderay 7 W, WI weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Washburn County

4,261 jobs at 499 businesses in Washburn County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washburn CountyManufacturing: 1,010 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 826 jobs; Retail trade: 743 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 524 jobs; Other services: 199 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 194 jobs; Professional services: 178 jobs; Construction: 135 jobsManufacturing 24% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 12% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 5% Professional services 4% Construction 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stone Lake’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Spooner Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spooner16.9 miles
  • Indianhead Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shell Lake19.5 miles
  • Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hayward20.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers2
Chiropractors1

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.

Places in and around Stone Lake

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Stone Lake Community Wetland Park · 22 acres2.0 mi
  • Stone Lake Lions Park · 8 acres1.7 mi
  • Spring Lake Park · 2 acres3.1 mi

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.

Schools in Stone Lake

Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Francis Solanus SchoolStone LakeK–74Roman Catholic8.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sand Lake Town (Sawyer County), Springbrook, Bass Lake Town (Washburn County), Gull Lake, Birchwood Town, Stinnett, Bass Lake Town (Sawyer County) and Couderay Town.

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