Town guide

Tomahawk Town, Wisconsin

Tomahawk Town is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, home to about 560 people across 70 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54487 and 54564.

Homes sold for a median of $231 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population5608 per sq mi
Median home value$198,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$231Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Tomahawk Town

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Tomahawk Town

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)171 miles away
Closer regional airportRhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN164 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL277 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tomahawk Town; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Tomahawk Town

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

Tomahawk Town had 458 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 1391st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Lincoln County grew from 16,269 residents in 1900 to 28,415 in 2020.

Tomahawk Town population by census2000: 439, 2010: 416, 2020: 458439200041620104582020

Lincoln County, 1900–2020

Lincoln County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,269, 1910: 19,064, 1920: 21,084, 1930: 21,072, 1940: 22,536, 1950: 22,235, 1960: 22,338, 1970: 23,499, 1980: 26,555, 1990: 26,993, 2000: 29,641, 2010: 28,743, 2020: 28,41516K’00’1021K’20’3023K’40’5022K’60’7027K’80’9030K’00’1028K’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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 31.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Tomahawk TownJan: high 21°F, low 2°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 3°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 15°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 50°F, low 29°F, 2.9 in; May: high 64°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 53°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 57°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 74°F, low 55°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 66°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 36°F, 3 in; Nov: high 38°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 11°F, 1.4 in21°2°Jan1.226°3°Feb1.137°15°Mar1.850°29°Apr2.964°43°May3.673°53°Jun4.277°57°Jul3.774°55°Aug3.466°48°Sep3.653°36°Oct3.038°23°Nov1.826°11°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rice Rsvr Tomahawk-2, WI weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Lincoln County

8,854 jobs at 686 businesses in Lincoln County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lincoln CountyManufacturing: 2,532 jobs; Retail trade: 1,310 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,015 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 849 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 711 jobs; Other services: 507 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 443 jobs; Construction: 384 jobsManufacturing 29% Retail trade 15% Finance and insurance 12% Hotels and restaurants 10% Health care and social assistance 8% Other services 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Construction 4%

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

Health care

50 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tomahawk Town’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tomahawk5.8 miles
  • Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rhinelander24.8 miles
  • Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Minocqua25.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists3
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies6

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 Tomahawk Town

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Brantwood Coop Park · 25 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Trig's6.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tomahawk Pharmacy6.5 mi
  • Tomahawk Pharmacy6.5 mi

Libraries

  • Tomahawk Public Library6.4 mi

Museums

  • Tomahawk Historical Society6.7 mi

Counts are within about 5.5 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.

Schools in Tomahawk Town

Public schools here are run by Tomahawk School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Tomahawk ElementaryTomahawkPre-K–5512Public7.2 mi
Tomahawk MiddleTomahawk6–8259Public7.2 mi
Tomahawk HighTomahawk9–12371Public7.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Mary SchoolTomahawkPre-K–552Roman Catholic6.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Towns near Tomahawk Town

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Shares ZIP codes with Tomahawk, Bradley, Minocqua, Nokomis, King, Rock Falls, Wilson Town (Lincoln County), Harrison Town (Lincoln County), Somo, Little Rice, Lynne 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.