Gratiot Town is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, home to about 473 people across 54 square miles. Its ZIP code is 53541.
Homes sold for a median of $292 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Gratiot Town; also Gratiot Village and Wiota
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gratiot Town. 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)111 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL130 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gratiot Town; 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.
Gratiot Town had 575 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1495th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Lafayette County grew from 20,959 residents in 1900 to 16,611 in 2020.
Lafayette 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 8°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Darlington Wwtp, WI weather station (8 miles away).
3,808 jobs at 348 businesses in Lafayette 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 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 Gratiot Village, Wiota, Darlington Town and Monticello 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.