Town guide
Hunter
A town of 779 people in Sawyer County, Wisconsin
From your neighbors
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Coming up
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar yet
Add an event →Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Around town
All news →Local news
Loading local headlines…
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Hunter album
0 of 12 shotsNeighbors document Hunter together
Outdoors in Hunter
Parks & trails →Conserved land50%23,927 of 48,300 acres
Trails17 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1named on the map
Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About Hunter
Town in Wisconsin, United States779Population
76 sq miArea
1,312 ftElevation
Hunter is a town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 779 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of New Post is located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Town numbers
ZIP codeSign in to add
Area codeSign in to add
Living in Hunter
Health in Hunter
Compared with Wisconsin
4better than WI·16worse
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
Conditions
8▼ 4 close
Habits
1▲ 2▼ 1 close
Care
3▲ 1▼ 3 close
Mind
2▼ 3 close
Everyday needs
3▼ 1 close
BetterToo close to callWorse
What stands out
Care nearby
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 10.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northlakes - River's EdgeHayward · 16 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 54843, 54828, 54896 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Hunter →
Where Hunter is
Explore map →
Location map
Wisconsin · WI · Sawyer CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →
Around town
Explore map →Bordering towns
How things work in Hunter
All explainers →No one has written Hunter’s explainers yetKnow how one of these works here? Each explainer earns +10 karma.