Fountain Prairie is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, home to about 875 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53932.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population87526 per sq mi
Median home value$406,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$162Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fountain Prairie. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Fountain Prairie
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)67 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI28 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL129 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Fountain Prairie; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Fountain Prairie
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
Fountain Prairie had 938 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 1031st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Columbia County grew from 31,121 residents in 1900 to 58,490 in 2020.
Columbia 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 37.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Town Of Westford, WI weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Columbia County
20,998 jobs at 1,432 businesses in Columbia County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fountain Prairie.
Nearest hospitals
Columbus Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Columbus5.5 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Beaver Dam12.2 miles
Waupun Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Waupun22.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Chiropractors
3
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 Fountain Prairie
Parks (3 nearby)
Praririe Street Athletic Complex · 23 acres0.8 mi
Brayton Park · 23 acres1.2 mi
Village Park · 7 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores
Pick 'n Save4.1 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens4.1 mi
Forward Pharmacy Columbus4.9 mi
Libraries
Columbus Wisconsin Public Library4.9 mi
Museums
Columbus Antique Mall and Museum5.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Fall River School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fall River ElementaryFall River
Pre-K–5
231
Public
1.3 mi
Fall River HighFall River
6–12
253
Public
1.3 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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