Cable (CDP), Wisconsin

Cable, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Cable
Coordinates: 46°12′29″N 91°17′32″W / 46.20806°N 91.29222°WCoordinates: 46°12′29″N 91°17′32″W / 46.20806°N 91.29222°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Bayfield
Town	Cable
Area
• Total	1.043 sq mi (2.70 km^2)
• Land	1.043 sq mi (2.70 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	1,368 ft (417 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	206
• Density	200/sq mi (76/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	54821
Area code(s)	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1578909[1]

Cable is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

The community is located 16 miles (26 km) northeast of the city of Hayward on U.S. Highway 63.

Cable has a post office with ZIP code 54821.^[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 206.^[3]

History

Cable was laid out in 1878.^[4] It was named for R. Cable, a local hotel owner.^[4] A post office called Cable has been in operation since 1882.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cable (CDP), Wisconsin
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
4. 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. 170.
5. "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.