Town guide

Argyle Town, Wisconsin

Argyle Town is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, home to about 419 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53504 and 53516.

Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population41912 per sq mi
Median home value$338,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$173Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking42%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Argyle Town

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Argyle Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Argyle Town

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)100 miles away
Closer regional airportDane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI33 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL127 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Argyle Town; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Argyle Town

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Argyle Town had 449 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.

It’s the 1572nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Lafayette County grew from 20,959 residents in 1900 to 16,611 in 2020.

Argyle Town population by census2000: 479, 2010: 436, 2020: 449479200043620104492020

Lafayette County, 1900–2020

Lafayette County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,959, 1910: 20,075, 1920: 20,002, 1930: 18,649, 1940: 18,695, 1950: 18,137, 1960: 18,142, 1970: 17,456, 1980: 17,412, 1990: 16,076, 2000: 16,137, 2010: 16,836, 2020: 16,61121K’00’1020K’20’3019K’40’5018K’60’7017K’80’9016K’00’1017K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Argyle TownJan: high 27°F, low 11°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 14°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 25°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 37°F, 3.8 in; May: high 70°F, low 49°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 59°F, 6.2 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 40°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 29°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 32°F, low 18°F, 1.9 in27°11°Jan1.631°14°Feb1.744°25°Mar2.157°37°Apr3.870°49°May4.179°59°Jun6.283°63°Jul4.280°61°Aug4.573°52°Sep4.259°40°Oct3.245°29°Nov2.432°18°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monroe Wwtp, WI weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Lafayette County

3,808 jobs at 348 businesses in Lafayette County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lafayette CountyManufacturing: 1,482 jobs; Retail trade: 401 jobs; Construction: 342 jobs; Wholesale trade: 301 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 301 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 230 jobs; Other services: 201 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 197 jobsManufacturing 39% Retail trade 11% Construction 9% Wholesale trade 8% Health care and social assistance 8% Hotels and restaurants 6% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Argyle Town’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lafayette Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Darlington13.2 miles
  • The Monroe ClinicGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Monroe14.4 miles
  • Upland Hills HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Dodgeville20.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Argyle Town

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Argyle Legion Community Park · 19 acres2.0 mi

Grocery stores

  • Emberson's Food Center5.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Argyle Library2.2 mi

Museums

  • The Toy Train Barn4.3 mi
  • Blanchardville Museum5.4 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Argyle Town

Public schools here are run by Argyle School District, Pecatonica Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Argyle ElementaryArgylePre-K–5150Public1.8 mi
Argyle MiddleArgyle6–862Public1.8 mi
Pecatonica HighBlanchardville6–12198Public5.1 mi
Argyle HighArgyle9–1285Public1.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Argyle Village, York Town (Green County), Blanchardville Village (Lafayette County), Adams Town (Green County), Blanchard, Wiota, Blanchardville Village (Iowa County), Jordan, Moscow, Fayette and Lamont.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.