Residential delivery area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 54826: Comstock, WI

ZIP code 54826 uses the postal name Comstock, Wisconsin and lies mostly in Polk County (55% of its land) with the rest in Barron County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 920 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $94,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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5national area: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

548sectional center: Eau Claire, WI (SCF 547)

26delivery area within it

Town: Comstock · its only residential ZIP
County: Polk County (55%); Barron County (45%)
House district: WI-7 119th Congress
State: Wisconsin
Time zone: Central
Land area: 46.3 sq mi · 20 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 54826?

54826 centers on 45.497°, -92.177° and covers 46.3 square miles of land plus 2.5 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 54889, 54829, 54805, 54810, 54853.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 54826 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 54826, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 54826 compare with the rest of Polk County?

Rank of 54826 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	54826	In Polk County	In WI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	922	19th of 20	646th of 783
Median household income	$95k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$267k	not ranked	not ranked

54826's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (922). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 26% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 54826?

The 2020 Census counted 724 people in 54826; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 922. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 10.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 922±134 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 724−10.3% since 2010 (807)
Households: 387
Median age: 52.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 54826?

Of the 922 people the ACS estimates in 54826, 13.3% are under 18 and 24.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (89.9%).

Under 1813.3%
18 to 6462.7%
65 and older24.0%

Age of the people of 54826 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic89.9%
Other or two or more9.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 54826 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 54826 earn?

Median household income is $94,750 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $66,389 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $94,750±$15,212
Income per person: $51,891
Below the poverty line: 10.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 15.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $81,183350 returns; wages 58% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 54826?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $266,700
Median gross rent: $986
Homes owned by their occupants: 88.4%
Housing units: 705

Index = 100 in 2002, the first year FHFA reports for 54826; 2022: 204.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 54826 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 54826?

9 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 54826?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 54826, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
54889	Turtle Lake	2,837	$77k	5.6 mi
54829	Cumberland	5,446	$67k	6.9 mi
54805	Almena	1,520	$60k	9.4 mi
54810	Balsam Lake	2,849	$70k	10.6 mi
54853	Luck	3,506	$75k	14.7 mi
54813	Barronett	678	$71k	13.4 mi (near)
54004	Clayton	2,192	$68k	13.7 mi (near)
54858	Milltown	1,636	$54k	13.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.