Blue River is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, home to about 472 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53518.
Homes sold for a median of $87 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Richwood; part is in Blue River
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Blue River. 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)137 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL176 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blue River; 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 River had 457 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1497th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Grant County grew from 38,881 residents in 1900 to 51,938 in 2020.
Grant County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 34.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boscobel Ap, WI weather station (7 miles away).
13,342 jobs at 1,177 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Richwood, Akan, Eagle Town (Richland County), Muscoda Town, Watterstown and Scott Town (Crawford County).
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.