Summit Lake, Wisconsin

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 2020 census its population was 141, a slight decrease of 144 at the 2010 census.^[5]

Summit Lake, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Summit Lake sign on US 45
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Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 89°11′41″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Langlade
Towns	Upham, Elcho
Area [1]
• Total	1.209 sq mi (3.13 km2)
• Land	0.802 sq mi (2.08 km2)
• Water	0.437 sq mi (1.13 km2)
Elevation	1,722 ft (525 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	141
• Density	120/sq mi (45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54485
Area codes	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1575061[3]
FIPS code	55-78425

Looking north in Summit Lake

History

A post office called Summit Lake has been in operation since 1882.^[6] The community took its name from nearby Summit Lake.^[7]