Town guide

Columbus City, Wisconsin

Columbus City is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin across 0.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53925.

Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Columbus City

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Columbus City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Columbus City

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)63 miles away
Closer regional airportDane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI26 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL124 miles away

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

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

Who represents Columbus City

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

Dodge County grew from 46,631 residents in 1900 to 89,396 in 2020.

Dodge County, 1900–2020

Dodge County population, 1900 to 20201900: 46,631, 1910: 47,436, 1920: 49,742, 1930: 52,092, 1940: 54,280, 1950: 57,611, 1960: 63,170, 1970: 69,004, 1980: 75,064, 1990: 76,559, 2000: 85,897, 2010: 88,759, 2020: 89,39647K’00’1050K’20’3054K’40’5063K’60’7075K’80’9086K’00’1089K’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 11°F. About 38.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Columbus CityJan: high 27°F, low 11°F, 1.4 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 14°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 24°F, 2 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 50°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 38°F, 3 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 28°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 18°F, 1.8 in27°11°Jan1.431°14°Feb1.643°24°Mar2.057°35°Apr3.969°46°May4.279°57°Jun5.682°61°Jul4.481°59°Aug4.173°50°Sep3.961°38°Oct3.045°28°Nov2.433°18°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waterloo Wwtp, WI weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Dodge County

33,265 jobs at 1,693 businesses in Dodge County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dodge CountyManufacturing: 11,384 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,400 jobs; Construction: 4,345 jobs; Retail trade: 3,228 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,018 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,867 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,295 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,059 jobsManufacturing 34% Health care and social assistance 13% Construction 13% Retail trade 10% Transportation and warehousing 6% Hotels and restaurants 6% Administrative and support 4% Wholesale trade 3%

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

Health care

87 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Columbus City.

Nearest hospitals

  • Columbus Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · ColumbusUnder a mile
  • Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Beaver Dam12.9 miles
  • Watertown Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Watertown18.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors9
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists28
Optometrists2
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies5

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 Columbus City

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Fireman's Park · 28 acres0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park · 13 acres0.5 mi
  • Washington Park · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Pick 'n Save1.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Forward Pharmacy Columbus0.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Columbus Wisconsin Public Library0.8 mi

Museums

  • Columbus Antique Mall and Museum1.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Columbus City

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Columbus ElementaryColumbusPre-K–5425Public0.4 mi
Discovery Charter SchoolColumbusK–371Charter0.4 mi
Columbus MiddleColumbus6–8241Public0.5 mi
Columbus HighColumbus9–12383Public0.5 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Zion Evangelical Lutheran SchoolColumbusPre-K–873Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod0.3 mi
Petersen Adventist SchoolColumbusK–818Seventh-day Adventist2.1 mi
St Jerome SchoolColumbusK–8104Roman Catholic0.6 mi
Wisconsin AcademyColumbus9–1266Seventh-day Adventist2.6 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 Columbus, Elba, Columbus Town, Hampden, Bristol Town, York Town (Dane County), Calamus and Doylestown.

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