Burke is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to about 3,181 people across 14 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53532, 53598, 53704 and 53718.
Homes sold for a median of $227 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly DeForest; part is in Burke
Mostly Windsor; part is in Burke
Mostly Madison; part is in Burke
Mostly Madison; part is in Burke
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Burke. 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)74 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL124 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Burke; 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.
Burke had 3,265 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 305th 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 12°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madison Dane Rgnl Ap, WI weather station (about a mile 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).
1,161 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Burke’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 119 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 107 |
| Dentists | 85 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 169 |
| Mental health providers | 441 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 170 |
| Optometrists | 23 |
| Chiropractors | 47 |
| Pharmacies | 24 |
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 (27 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Madison Metropolitan School District, De Forest Area School District, Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K PK Off SiteMadison | Pre-K | 619 | Public | 6.6 mi |
| Early Learning ProgramDeForest | Pre-K | 297 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Emerson ElementaryMadison | Pre-K–5 | 297 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Gompers ElementaryMadison | Pre-K–5 | 217 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Isthmus Montessori Academy PublicMadison | Pre-K–12 | 210 | Charter | 2.8 mi |
| Lindbergh ElementaryMadison | Pre-K–5 | 180 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Lowell ElementaryMadison | Pre-K–5 | 329 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Mendota ElementaryMadison | Pre-K–5 | 282 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Sandburg ElementaryMadison | Pre-K–5 | 410 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Central Wisconsin CenterMadison | K–12 | 1 | Alternative Education | 3.5 mi |
| Eagle Point ElementaryDeForest | K–3 | 389 | Public | 6.5 mi |
| Lake View ElementaryMadison | K–5 | 292 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Mendota Mental Health InstitutionMadison | K–12 | 18 | Alternative Education | 4.0 mi |
| Windsor ElementaryWindsor | K–3 | 526 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Yahara ElementaryDeForest | K–3 | 329 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Harvest Intermediate SchoolDeForest | 4–6 | 966 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Black Hawk MiddleMadison | 6–8 | 300 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Sherman MiddleMadison | 6–8 | 400 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| De Forest MiddleDe Forest | 7–8 | 602 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| De Forest HighDeForest | 9–12 | 1,137 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| East HighMadison | 9–12 | 1,643 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Shabazz-City HighMadison | 9–12 | 106 | Alternative Education | 3.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Lutheran SchoolMadison | Pre-K–8 | 125 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 1.9 mi |
| Holy Cross Lutheran SchoolMadison | K–8 | 159 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 3.7 mi |
| Richardson SchoolMadison | 10–12 | 28 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| Operation Fresh StartMadison | 12 | 48 | Nonsectarian | 3.9 mi |
| Blooming Grove MontessoriMadison | Ungraded | 61 | Nonsectarian | 5.0 mi |
| Richardson SchoolMadison | Ungraded | 31 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 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 Madison, DeForest, Windsor, Maple Bluff, Blooming Grove, Vienna and Leeds.
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