Gays Mills is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, home to about 523 people across 4.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54631.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Gays Mills; also Clayton Town (Crawford County) and Haney
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gays Mills. 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)152 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL191 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gays Mills; 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.
Gays Mills had 523 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 1446th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Crawford County grew from 17,286 residents in 1900 to 16,113 in 2020.
Crawford 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 7°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gays Mills, WI weather station (2 miles away).
5,398 jobs at 379 businesses in Crawford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gays Mills.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Clayton Town (Crawford County), Haney, Scott Town (Crawford County), Utica Town (Crawford County), Seneca Town (Crawford County), Mount Sterling and Bell Center.
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.