Town guide

Fox Lake Town, Wisconsin

Fox Lake Town is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, home to about 2,487 people across 32 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53933 and 53956.

Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population2,48778 per sq mi
Median home value$364,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$215Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking36%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fox Lake Town

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fox Lake Town

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)68 miles away
Closer regional airportDane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI40 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL135 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fox Lake Town; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Fox Lake Town

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

Fox Lake Town had 2,588 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 383rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

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

Fox Lake Town population by census2000: 2,402, 2010: 2,465, 2020: 2,5882,40220002,46520102,5882020

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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 37.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fox Lake TownJan: high 25°F, low 8°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 11°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 22°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.8 in; May: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 56°F, 5 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 50°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 39°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 27°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 31°F, low 15°F, 2 in25°8°Jan1.629°11°Feb1.741°22°Mar2.455°34°Apr3.868°47°May4.478°56°Jun5.081°60°Jul4.179°58°Aug3.872°50°Sep3.659°39°Oct3.144°27°Nov2.331°15°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Town Of Westford, WI weather station (7 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

21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fox Lake Town’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Beaver Dam10.0 miles
  • Waupun Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Waupun11.6 miles
  • Columbus Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Columbus16.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists5
Chiropractors2

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 Fox Lake Town

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Firemans Park · 17 acres2.7 mi
  • Village Park · 12 acres3.1 mi
  • Clausen Park · 6 acres2.4 mi
  • Horsehead Meadows Park · 2 acres2.6 mi
  • Town Park2.0 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Fox Lake Public Library2.4 mi
  • Hutchinson Memorial Library3.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Fox Lake Depot Museum2.3 mi

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.

Schools in Fox Lake Town

Public schools here are run by Randolph School District, Waupun School District, Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Randolph ElementaryRandolphPre-K–5195Public2.5 mi
School for Agricultural and Environmental StudiesFox LakePre-K–6128Charter2.5 mi
Randolph Middle SchoolRandolph6–8117Public2.5 mi
Randolph HighRandolph9–12161Public2.5 mi
DOC: Fox Lake Correctional InstitutionFox Lake12—Alternative Education4.3 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St John's Lutheran SchoolFox LakePre-K–723Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod2.6 mi
Faith Christian SchoolRandolphK–1267Calvinist2.6 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 Fox Lake City, Randolph Village (Dodge County), Westford Town (Dodge County), Trenton Town (Dodge County), Courtland, Randolph Village (Columbia County) and Randolph Town.

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.