Town guide

Brigham, Wisconsin

Brigham is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,153 people across 64 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53507, 53517 and 53582.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population1,15318 per sq mi
Median home value$423,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Brigham

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Brigham

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)101 miles away
Closer regional airportDane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI24 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL139 miles away

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

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

Who represents Brigham

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

Brigham had 1,037 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.

It’s the 777th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Iowa County grew from 23,114 residents in 1900 to 23,709 in 2020.

Brigham population by census2000: 908, 2010: 1,034, 2020: 1,03790820001,03420101,0372020

Iowa County, 1900–2020

Iowa County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,114, 1910: 22,497, 1920: 21,504, 1930: 20,039, 1940: 20,595, 1950: 19,610, 1960: 19,631, 1970: 19,306, 1980: 19,802, 1990: 20,150, 2000: 22,780, 2010: 23,687, 2020: 23,70923K’00’1022K’20’3021K’40’5020K’60’7020K’80’9023K’00’1024K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BrighamJan: high 28°F, low 7°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 10°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 22°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 33°F, 3.8 in; May: high 70°F, low 45°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 55°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 58°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 57°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 47°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 37°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 26°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 14°F, 1.6 in28°7°Jan1.533°10°Feb1.344°22°Mar2.358°33°Apr3.870°45°May4.479°55°Jun5.682°58°Jul3.981°57°Aug3.374°47°Sep2.861°37°Oct2.946°26°Nov2.334°14°Dec1.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mazomanie Wwtp, WI weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Iowa County

9,789 jobs at 582 businesses in Iowa County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Iowa CountyRetail trade: 3,629 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,536 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,180 jobs; Wholesale trade: 774 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 589 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 554 jobs; Construction: 411 jobs; Other services: 210 jobsRetail trade 37% Manufacturing 16% Health care and social assistance 12% Wholesale trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 6% Transportation and warehousing 6% Construction 4% Other services 2%

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

Health care

11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brigham’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Upland Hills HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Dodgeville12.4 miles
  • Sauk Prairie HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Prairie Du Sac20.9 miles
  • Madison Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Madison24.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers4
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 Brigham

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Birch Lake Park · 44 acres0.7 mi
  • Ridgeway Ball Park · 21 acres4.9 mi
  • Mounds View Park · 7 acres3.4 mi
  • Memorial Park · 4 acres0.4 mi
  • Hidden Mounds Park · 3 acres3.8 mi
  • Kittleson Krest Park · 1 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Harvest Market0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens9.0 mi

Libraries

  • Mount Horeb Public Library9.1 mi

Museums

  • Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society8.1 mi

Counts are within about 5 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 Brigham

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Barneveld ElementaryBarneveldPre-K–5229Public0.2 mi
Barneveld Middle SchoolBarneveld6–896Public0.2 mi
Barneveld HighBarneveld9–12118Public0.2 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 Barneveld, Blue Mounds Village, Ridgeway Village, Blue Mounds Town, Ridgeway Town, Vermont and Arena Town.

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