Blue Mounds Town is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to about 931 people across 32 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53517 and 53572.
Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Blue Mounds Village; part is in Blue Mounds Town
Mostly Mount Horeb; part is in Blue Mounds Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Blue Mounds Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)96 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL134 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blue Mounds Town; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Blue Mounds Town had 899 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 963rd 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).
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 (12 miles away).
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).
65 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blue Mounds Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 15 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (20 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Mount Horeb Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horeb Area Community 4KMount Horeb | Pre-K | 113 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Horeb Early Learning CenterMount Horeb | Pre-K–K | 160 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Horeb Primary CenterMount Horeb | 1–2 | 269 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Horeb IntermediateMount Horeb | 3–5 | 508 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Horeb MiddleMount Horeb | 6–8 | 503 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Horeb HighMount Horeb | 9–12 | 745 | Public | 2.9 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 Mount Horeb, Springdale, Blue Mounds Village, Perry, Cross Plains Town, Vermont, Primrose, Arena Town and Brigham.
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.