Summit Lake, Wisconsin

Summit Lake is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Summit Lake is located along U.S. Route 45 17 miles (27 km) north of Antigo, in the town of Upham. Summit Lake has a post office with ZIP code 54485.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 144.[3]

Summit Lake, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Summit Lake sign on US 45
Summit Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 89°11′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyLanglade
Area
 • Total1.209 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Land0.802 sq mi (2.08 km2)
 • Water0.437 sq mi (1.13 km2)
Elevation
1,722 ft (525 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total144
 • Density120/sq mi (46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54485
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1575061[1]
Looking north in Summit Lake

History

A post office called Summit Lake has been in operation since 1882.[4] The community took its name from nearby Summit Lake.[5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summit Lake, Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. "Langlade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 128.



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