Turtle LakeWI
A town of 637.
Is Turtle Lake a good place to live?
30% of residents are under 18 in Turtle Lake, above both Wisconsin’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). The biggest park or preserve is Barron County Forest, at 427 acres. Turtle Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
637 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Turtle Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Turtle Lake, and how to reach them.
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 Turtle Lake.
Low risk in Turtle Lake, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Turtle Lake, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Turtle Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Turtle Lake’s July high is 80°F, against 82°F in Wisconsin’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Turtle Lake’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Turtle Lake for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Turtle Lake has added 151 jobs, to 274 in 2023. 5.2% of workers work from home in Turtle Lake.
| Turtle Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Turtle Lake is
Turtle Lake beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 31% of Turtle Lake adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Turtle Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Turtle Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Turtle Lake has set aside 2.1% of its land for conservation
1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Turtle Lake is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Turtle Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barron County Forest | 0.1 mi | 427 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Turtle Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Turtle Lake; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Turtle Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Turtle Lake
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Turtle Lake is a village in Barron and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its population was 1,037 at the 2020 census. Of these, 959 were in Barron County, and 78 were in Polk County. The village is located between the towns of Almena, in Barron County, and Beaver, in Polk County.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,171 ft
- ZIP code
- 54889
Questions about Turtle Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turtle Lake, WI a good place to live?
Turtle Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.