Colby Town is a town in Clark County, Wisconsin, home to about 816 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54421 and 54422.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Colby City (Clark County); part is in Colby Town
Mostly Curtiss; part is in Colby Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Colby Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)142 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI134 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL250 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Colby 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.
Colby Town had 922 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1094th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Clark County grew from 25,848 residents in 1900 to 34,659 in 2020.
Clark County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Owen 1e, WI weather station (11 miles away).
9,517 jobs at 779 businesses in Clark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Colby Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| 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 (4 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 Colby School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Stars Pre-SchoolColby | Pre-K | 37 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Colby ElementaryColby | K–5 | 354 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Colby MiddleColby | 6–8 | 204 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Colby HighColby | 9–12 | 306 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary SchoolColby | Pre-K–8 | 75 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| Chickadee Hollow Mennonite SchoolColby | 1–8 | 33 | Mennonite | 2.8 mi |
| Shady Grove Mennonite SchoolCurtiss | 1–8 | 37 | Mennonite | 4.9 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 Colby City (Clark County), Colby City (Marathon County), Hull Town, Curtiss, Hoard, Holway, Mayville Town, Frankfort Town (Marathon County), Green Grove and Abbotsford City (Marathon 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.