Trego is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, home to about 814 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54888.
Homes sold for a median of $249 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Trego; also Brooklyn Town (Washburn County) and Chicog
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Trego. 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)99 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN92 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL352 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Trego; 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.
Trego had 908 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1097th 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 (9 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (4 nearby)
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 Brooklyn Town (Washburn County) and Chicog.
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.