Iron BeltWI
A town of 140, settled in 1888.
Is Iron Belt a good place to live?
Iron Belt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
140 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Iron Belt: who provides what
Iron Belt is unincorporated, so Iron County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
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The biggest natural risk in Iron Belt is cold waves, at a very low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Iron Belt than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Iron Belt is cooler than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
Summers in Iron Belt are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 4° and about 140 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Iron Belt’s workers leave town for work
1.9% of working residents work locally in Iron Belt. The average commute for Iron Belt comes to 31 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs in Iron Belt grew by 46 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 57. The town’s middle household income stands at $58,000.
| Iron Belt | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Iron Belt is
The share of adults in Iron Belt who have obesity: 34%. This Wisconsin town beats the Wisconsin average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress here, below both the Wisconsin town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%).
| Iron Belt | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Iron Belt | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.3% | 9.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.8% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.9% of the land in Iron Belt is protected from building
Walkers can cover 0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Iron County Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Iron Belt
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Iron Belt
About 1 of every 100 Iron Belt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Iron Belt
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Iron Belt is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Iron Belt is located on Wisconsin Highway 77, southwest of Montreal, in the town of Knight. Iron Belt has a post office with ZIP code 54536. As of the 2020 census, its population was 158. Iron Belt was the birthplace of Karl Emil Nygard, who was the first and only mayor in U.S. history to be a Communist.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,555 ft
- ZIP code
- 54536
Questions about Iron Belt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Iron Belt, WI a good place to live?
Iron Belt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.