Iron

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Wisconsin

Iron is a sparsely populated county in Wisconsin with 7 ZIP codes, 5,854 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Iron, WI sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

32nd pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
5,854
combined ZIP population
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,238
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Iron lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 55051, 7 ZIPs, combined population 5,854). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (7 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 55051.

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7

Total ZIPs

5,854

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Iron

Side-by-side: Compare 54534 vs 54547 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
54534 Hurley 2,459 7
54547 Mercer 1,392 3
54559 Saxon 795 2
54550 Montreal 685 11
54525 Gile 279 153
54536 Iron Belt 184 1
54565 Upson 60 0

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Iron?
Iron has a total population of 5,854 across 7 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Iron?
Iron includes 7 ZIP codes: 54534, 54547, 54559, 54550, 54525, 54536, 54565.
Data sources

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →

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