Summit Lake

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Summit Lake

Total population

93

Median home value

$234,600

13.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$73,750

Summit Lake$74k

National$74k

Elevation1722 m

Land area3.21 km²

Weather64°F · Sunny

Coordinates45.38°, -89.20°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Summit Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Summit Lake is located along U.S. Route 45, 17 miles (27 km) north of Antigo, in the towns of Upham and Elcho. Summit Lake has a post office with ZIP code 54485. As of the 2020 census its population was 141, a slight decrease of 144 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Summit Lake, WI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Wisconsin

• Elcho
  4.2 mi away
• Crandon
  19.7 mi away · pop. 1,365
• Rhinelander
  21 mi away
• Argonne
  24.9 mi away
• Aniwa
  25.4 mi away · pop. 245
• Mattoon
  26.9 mi away
• Birnamwood
  30.8 mi away
• Neopit
  32.9 mi away
• Hatley
  34.6 mi away
• Lake Tomahawk
  35 mi away
• Bowler
  37.1 mi away
• Mountain
  37.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Summit Lake

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

America's top-rated smaller cities

David Garoogian · 2010

American Vacation. 12,000 Miles Into the Wild West

Raluca Barbu · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

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Lophocampa maculata

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lobster mushroom

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Autumn Meadowhawk

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Seen 2026-09-06

Long-tailed Aphideater Complex

Eupeodes americanus

Seen 2026-09-05

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Seen 2026-09-05

purple pitcher plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Seen 2026-09-05

round-leaved sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).