OdanahWI
A town in Wisconsin, home to 60 people.
Is Odanah a good place to live?
Odanah’s age of the median resident is 23.3 years, below both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Odanah. Odanah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
60 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Odanah: who provides what
Odanah is unincorporated, so Ashland 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
Ordered by what stands out in Odanah.
Odanah faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in Odanah, 65% come from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Odanah stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Odanah has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 7° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Odanah is
In Odanah, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults locally, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Odanah | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Odanah | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 5.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.7% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Odanah is conserved land
For Odanah, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 0.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 16 acres in the town.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bad River Powwow Grounds | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Odanah
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Odanah
About 0 of every 100 Odanah residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Odanah
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Odanah (Ojibwe: Oodena) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ashland County, Wisconsin, in the town of Sanborn, United States, on the banks of the Bad River. The population was 47 at the 2020 census. Odanah is the cultural and administrative center of the Bad River Chippewa Band of the Chippewa. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau distinguishes Odanah from New Odanah, which has most of the community's population. In local parlance, the names are used interchangeably. Official state and county maps from the Wisconsin DOT only show Odanah.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- ZIP code
- 54861
Questions about Odanah
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Odanah, WI a good place to live?
Odanah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.