Douglas is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, home to about 647 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53920, 53930 and 53952.
Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population64722 per sq mi
Median home value$284,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$182Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Douglas. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Douglas
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)96 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI43 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL159 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Douglas; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Douglas
U.S. Representative · Wisconsin’s 6th DistrictGlenn Grothman (R)
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
Douglas had 784 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1293rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Marquette County grew from 10,509 residents in 1900 to 15,592 in 2020.
Marquette County, 1900–2020
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 8°F. About 36.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montello, WI weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Marquette County
3,013 jobs at 278 businesses in Marquette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Douglas’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Portage10.1 miles
Ssm Health St. Clare Hospital - BarabooGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Baraboo19.7 miles
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Friendship24.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Physical and occupational therapists
2
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 Douglas
Parks (1 nearby)
Endeavor Lions Park · 18 acres1.6 mi
Libraries
Oxford Public Library6.2 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Westfield School District, Portage Community School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Oxford ElementaryOxford
Pre-K–5
128
Public
6.2 mi
Endeavor ElementaryEndeavor
K–5
57
Public
1.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Oxford Town, New Chester, Jackson Town (Adams County), Oxford Village, Moundville, Endeavor, Westfield Town (Marquette County) and New Haven Town (Adams County).
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