Delavan Town is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, home to about 5,216 people across 25 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53115, 53121 and 53191.
Homes sold for a median of $234 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Delavan City; part is in Delavan Town
Mostly Elkhorn; part is in Delavan Town
Mostly Williams Bay; part is in Delavan Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Delavan Town. 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)42 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL73 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Delavan 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.
Delavan Town had 5,273 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 182nd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Walworth County grew from 29,259 residents in 1900 to 106,478 in 2020.
Walworth 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 13°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Delavan Wwtp, WI weather station (3 miles away).
39,077 jobs at 2,829 businesses in Walworth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
341 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Delavan Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 34 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 43 |
| Dentists | 25 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 48 |
| Mental health providers | 92 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 73 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 19 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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 Elkhorn Area School District, Walworth County CDEB, Delavan-Darien School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Options Virtual SchoolElkhorn | Pre-K–12 | 335 | Charter | 3.8 mi |
| Jackson ElementaryElkhorn | Pre-K–5 | 485 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Lakeland SchoolElkhorn | Pre-K–12 | — | Special Education | 5.9 mi |
| Tibbets ElementaryElkhorn | Pre-K–5 | 431 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| Turtle Creek ElementaryDelavan | Pre-K–2 | 371 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| West Side ElementaryElkhorn | Pre-K–5 | 406 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Williams Bay ElementaryWilliams Bay | Pre-K–5 | 282 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Wisconsin School for the DeafDelavan | Pre-K–12 | — | Special Education | 2.7 mi |
| Phoenix MiddleDelavan | 5–8 | 474 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Career and College AcademyElkhorn | 6–12 | 246 | Charter | 4.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Area MiddleElkhorn | 6–8 | 659 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Williams Bay MiddleWilliams Bay | 6–8 | 145 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Delavan Darien Technical School IncDelavan | 9–12 | 93 | Charter, Career and Technical | 3.0 mi |
| Delavan-Darien HighDelavan | 9–12 | 511 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Area HighElkhorn | 9–12 | 953 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Williams Bay HighWilliams Bay | 9–12 | 170 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delavan Christian SchoolDelavan | Pre-K–8 | 77 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.7 mi |
| Our Redeemer Lutheran SchoolDelavan | Pre-K–8 | 76 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 3.0 mi |
| St Andrew Parish SchoolDelavan | Pre-K–8 | 127 | Roman Catholic | 1.9 mi |
| First Lutheran SchoolElkhorn | K–8 | 41 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 3.0 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 Elkhorn, Delavan City, Sugar Creek, Williams Bay, Geneva, Lafayette Town (Walworth County), Richmond Town (Walworth County), Darien Town, La Grange Town (Walworth County) and Troy Town (Walworth County).
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