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Summit Lake, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

45°22′40″N 89°11′41″W / 45.37778°N 89.19472°W / 45.37778; -89.19472CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyLangladeTownsUpham, ElchoArea

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• 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)^[2]

• Total144 • Density179.6/sq mi (69.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

54485

Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1575061^[3]FIPS code55-78425

Summit Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Summit Lake is located along U.S. Route 45 17 miles (27 km) north of Antigo, in the towns of Upham and Elcho. Summit Lake has a post office with ZIP code 54485.^[4] As of the 2010 census its population was 144.^[2]

History

A post office called Summit Lake has been in operation since 1882.^[5] The community took its name from nearby Summit Lake.^[6]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Summit Lake CDP, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summit Lake, Wisconsin
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Langlade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ 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.