Friesland is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, home to about 297 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 53935.
Homes sold for a median of $238 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Friesland. 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)73 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL140 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Friesland; 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.
Friesland had 320 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1708th 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).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 35.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Markesan, WI weather station (8 miles away).
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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
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.
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