Town guide

Harrison Town (Grant County), Wisconsin

Harrison Town (Grant County) is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, home to about 541 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53818 and 53820.

Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population54115 per sq mi
Median home value$261,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$149Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Harrison Town (Grant County)

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Harrison Town (Grant County)

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)136 miles away
Closer regional airportDubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI63 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL159 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Harrison Town (Grant County); driving is longer.

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

Who represents Harrison Town (Grant County)

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

Harrison Town (Grant County) had 529 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 1415th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Grant County grew from 38,881 residents in 1900 to 51,938 in 2020.

Harrison Town (Grant County) population by census2000: 497, 2010: 495, 2020: 529497200049520105292020

Grant County, 1900–2020

Grant County population, 1900 to 20201900: 38,881, 1910: 39,007, 1920: 39,044, 1930: 38,469, 1940: 40,639, 1950: 41,460, 1960: 44,419, 1970: 48,398, 1980: 51,736, 1990: 49,264, 2000: 49,597, 2010: 51,208, 2020: 51,93839K’00’1039K’20’3041K’40’5044K’60’7052K’80’9050K’00’1052K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 40.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Harrison Town (Grant County)Jan: high 26°F, low 10°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 14°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 25°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 35°F, 4 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 51°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 39°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 28°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 32°F, low 17°F, 1.8 in26°10°Jan1.231°14°Feb1.543°25°Mar2.157°35°Apr4.069°47°May4.778°58°Jun6.082°62°Jul5.380°60°Aug4.273°51°Sep4.360°39°Oct2.845°28°Nov2.332°17°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Platteville, WI weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Grant County

13,342 jobs at 1,177 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grant CountyManufacturing: 2,785 jobs; Retail trade: 2,544 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,191 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,433 jobs; Finance and insurance: 648 jobs; Construction: 599 jobs; Other services: 540 jobs; Professional services: 492 jobsManufacturing 21% Retail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 11% Finance and insurance 5% Construction 5% Other services 4% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

197 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harrison Town (Grant County)’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Southwest Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Platteville5.3 miles
  • Grant Regional Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lancaster11.3 miles
  • Finley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dubuque15.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors19
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants41
Mental health providers59
Physical and occupational therapists32
Optometrists6
Chiropractors11
Pharmacies6

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 Harrison Town (Grant County)

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Memorial Park · 93 acres3.3 mi
  • Westview Park · 9 acres3.7 mi
  • Miner's Field · 4 acres4.0 mi
  • Valley View Park · 3 acres3.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • 12 Baskets Discount Groceries4.2 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly4.2 mi
  • ALDI5.7 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter6.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens4.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Karmann Library3.8 mi

Museums

  • The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum4.5 mi
  • Passage Thru Time Museum8.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Five Flags Theater6.1 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 Harrison Town (Grant County)

Public schools here are run by Platteville School District, Potosi School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Neal Wilkins Early Learning CenterPlattevillePre-K–K205Public4.8 mi
Potosi ElementaryPotosiPre-K–5166Public7.1 mi
Westview ElementaryPlatteville1–4443Public3.6 mi
Platteville MiddlePlatteville5–8417Public4.6 mi
Potosi MiddlePotosi6–866Public7.1 mi
Platteville HighPlatteville9–12479Public5.1 mi
Potosi HighPotosi9–12107Public7.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Ss Andrew-Thomas SchoolPotosiPre-K–716Roman Catholic7.0 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 Platteville, Platteville Town, Lima Town (Grant County), Potosi Village, Potosi Town, Belmont Town (Lafayette County), Smelser, Waterloo Town (Grant County), Tennyson, Paris Town (Grant County), Elk Grove and Ellenboro.

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