Berry is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,122 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53515, 53528 and 53560.
Homes sold for a median of $228 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population1,12231 per sq mi
Median home value$456,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$228Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Berry. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Berry
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)92 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI14 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL136 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Berry; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Berry
U.S. Representative · Wisconsin’s 2nd DistrictMark Pocan (D)
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
Berry had 1,168 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 796th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Dane County grew from 69,435 residents in 1900 to 561,504 in 2020.
Dane County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 35.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mazomanie Wwtp, WI weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Dane County
314,435 jobs at 14,765 businesses in Dane County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berry’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sauk Prairie HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Prairie Du Sac11.0 miles
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Madison14.3 miles
Madison Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Madison14.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
6
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
4
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
2
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 Berry
Parks (16 nearby)
Baer Park · 15 acres3.5 mi
Zander Community Nature Park · 11 acres3.0 mi
Kahl Halfway Prairie Park · 11 acres3.4 mi
Salmo Pond County Park · 8 acres1.5 mi
Creekside Park · 4 acres2.2 mi
Glacial Valley Park · 4 acres3.1 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Piggly Wiggly3.5 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens3.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Rosemary Garfoot Public Library3.2 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Black Earth Children's Museum2.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Wisconsin Heights School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Park ElementaryCross Plains
Pre-K–4
245
Public
2.6 mi
Wisconsin Heights ElementaryMazomanie
Pre-K–5
391
Public
3.8 mi
Glacier Creek MiddleCross Plains
5–8
924
Public
3.6 mi
Wisconsin Heights MiddleMazomanie
6–8
153
Public
3.8 mi
Wisconsin Heights HighMazomanie
9–12
238
Public
3.8 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Francis XavierCross Plains
Pre-K–8
194
Roman Catholic
3.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Cross Plains Village, Black Earth Village, Mazomanie Village, Cross Plains Town, Mazomanie Town, Vermont, Roxbury, Springfield Town (Dane County), Middleton Town, Black Earth Town and Arena Town.
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