Buena Vista Town (Richland County) is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,583 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 53540, 53556 and 53584.
Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Buena Vista Town (Richland County)
Mostly Buena Vista Town (Richland County); also Lone Rock and Bear Creek Town (Sauk County)
All in Buena Vista Town (Richland County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Buena Vista Town (Richland County). 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)119 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL161 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Buena Vista Town (Richland County); 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.
Buena Vista Town (Richland County) had 1,807 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 564th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Richland County grew from 19,483 residents in 1900 to 17,304 in 2020.
Richland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lone Rock Tri Co Ap, WI weather station (3 miles away).
4,436 jobs at 377 businesses in Richland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buena Vista Town (Richland County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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| Chiropractors | 1 |
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 (5 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lone Rock, Bear Creek Town (Sauk County) and Orion.
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.