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Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Sawyer County, Wisconsin, has 18,846 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hayward. It uses Central Time and covers 1,258 sq mi (3,257 km²) of land.

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Sawyer County in Wisconsin
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Sawyer County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
18,846
Land area
1,258 sq mi (3,257 km²)
County seat or government
Hayward
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$60,801 ± $3,776
Median home value
$236,200 ± $7,775
Median rent, with utilities
$712 ± $48
Homes lived in by their owners
76.7% ± 1.6 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Rice Lake, WI micro area and Duluth, MN-WI metro area
Water area
92.6 sq mi (240 km²)
State
Wisconsin
County code (FIPS)
55113
Coordinates (central point)
45.864999, -91.147063
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Sawyer County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 5484313,416 people
  2. 545524,292 people
  3. 548172,264 people
  4. 548761,712 people
  5. 548961,635 people
  6. 548211,625 people
  7. 54835933 people
  8. 54530758 people
  9. 54828546 people
  10. 54867517 people
  11. 54862307 people
  12. 54517167 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Sawyer County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Sawyer County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Towns in Sawyer County, largest first

  1. Town of Hayward3,854 people
  2. Town of Bass Lake2,839 people
  3. Town of Lenroot1,436 people
  4. Town of Round Lake1,160 people
  5. Town of Sand Lake1,077 people
  6. Town of Winter1,035 people
  7. Town of Hunter902 people
  8. Town of Spider Lake538 people
  9. Town of Radisson535 people
  10. Town of Edgewater442 people
  11. Town of Couderay278 people
  12. Town of Weirgor257 people
All 16
  1. Town of Ojibwa249 people
  2. Town of Draper230 people
  3. Town of Meadowbrook166 people
  4. Town of Meteor93 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All towns in Wisconsin, by county

School districts in Sawyer County, largest first

  1. Hayward Community School District15,070 people
  2. Chequamegon School District6,386 people
  3. Bruce School District3,668 people
  4. Winter School District3,112 people
  5. Birchwood School District2,017 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Sawyer County, largest first

  1. Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,046 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Hayward, Wisconsin (city)2,555 people
  2. Little Round Lake, Wisconsin (CDP)1,295 people
  3. Chief Lake, Wisconsin (CDP)660 people
  4. New Post, Wisconsin (CDP)340 people
  5. Winter, Wisconsin (village)285 people
  6. Reserve, Wisconsin (CDP)252 people
  7. Radisson, Wisconsin (village)234 people
  8. Exeland, Wisconsin (village)193 people
  9. Stone Lake, Wisconsin (CDP)127 people
  10. Couderay, Wisconsin (village)118 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Rusk County, Wisconsin27 mi south
  2. Washburn County, Wisconsin31 mi west
  3. Price County, Wisconsin40 mi east
  4. Barron County, Wisconsin45 mi southwest
  5. Ashland County, Wisconsin52 mi northeast
  6. Bayfield County, Wisconsin53 mi north
  7. Douglas County, Wisconsin55 mi northwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.