Pearson, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Pearson, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Pearson
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Langlade
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Ainsworth
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1526
Coordinates:45.3642°N -89.0164°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54462
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1571127

Pearson is an unincorporated community in the town of Ainsworth, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Pearson is 5miles west of Pickerel and north-northeast of Antigo, the county seat of Langlade County. The community is situated on Pickerel Creek near its confluence with the Wolf River. County Highway T runs through Pearson; the closest state highway to the community is Wisconsin State Highway 55 in Pickerel.[1]

Pearson had a post office, which closed on May 4, 1996; ZIP code 54462 still serves the community.[2] [3]

The Northeast Illinois Council of the Boy Scouts of America runs a summer camp, Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation, in Pearson.

The Pickerel Volunteer Fire Department Station is located east of the community on Johnson Road.

Notes and References

  1. Langlade County Map . pdf . . 2010-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232232/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/langlade.pdf . 2010-05-27 . dead .
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. September 25, 2011.
  3. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.