Town guide

Honey Creek, Wisconsin

Honey Creek is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, home to about 730 people across 48 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53577, 53578, 53583, 53943 and 53951.

Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 5 were seller’s markets.

Population73015 per sq mi
Median home value$439,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$204Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking35%Median of 5 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Honey Creek

5 ZIP codes, 5 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Honey Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Honey Creek

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)104 miles away
Closer regional airportDane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI29 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL153 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Honey Creek; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Honey Creek

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

Honey Creek had 749 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 1176th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Sauk County grew from 33,006 residents in 1900 to 65,763 in 2020.

Honey Creek population by census2000: 736, 2010: 733, 2020: 749736200073320107492020

Sauk County, 1900–2020

Sauk County population, 1900 to 20201900: 33,006, 1910: 32,869, 1920: 32,548, 1930: 32,030, 1940: 33,700, 1950: 38,120, 1960: 36,179, 1970: 39,057, 1980: 43,469, 1990: 46,975, 2000: 55,225, 2010: 61,976, 2020: 65,76333K’00’1033K’20’3034K’40’5036K’60’7043K’80’9055K’00’1066K’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 8°F. About 36.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Honey CreekJan: high 27°F, low 8°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 11°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 23°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 49°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 38°F, 2.4 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 26°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 15°F, 1.5 in27°8°Jan1.331°11°Feb1.344°23°Mar1.957°34°Apr3.969°46°May4.379°56°Jun5.382°59°Jul4.280°58°Aug4.174°49°Sep3.961°38°Oct2.445°26°Nov2.233°15°Dec1.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sauk City Wwtp, WI weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Sauk County

31,025 jobs at 1,876 businesses in Sauk County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sauk CountyHotels and restaurants: 7,576 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,402 jobs; Retail trade: 4,200 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,057 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,490 jobs; Construction: 1,371 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,295 jobs; Professional services: 1,259 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Manufacturing 17% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 4% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 4%

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

Health care

160 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Honey Creek’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sauk Prairie HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Prairie Du Sac8.0 miles
  • Ssm Health St. Clare Hospital - BarabooGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Baraboo11.1 miles
  • Reedsburg Area Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Reedsburg14.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors23
Specialist doctors16
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants35
Mental health providers23
Physical and occupational therapists35
Optometrists2
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies9

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 Honey Creek

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Honey Creek Rod And Gun Club Park And Lake · 4 acres4.1 mi
  • Pine Hollow State Natural Area1.8 mi
  • Durst Rockshelter State Natural Area3.9 mi

Museums

  • Museum of Badger Army Ammunition5.6 mi
  • Mid-Continent Railway Museum7.0 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 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.

Schools in Honey Creek

Public schools here are run by Sauk Prairie School District, Baraboo School District, River Valley School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bridges ElementaryPrairie du SacPre-K–2458Public8.8 mi
North Freedom ElementaryNorth FreedomPre-K–5103Public7.5 mi
River Valley Early Learning CenterPlainPre-K–K97Public10.4 mi
Tower Rock ElementaryPrairie du SacPre-K–5213Public3.1 mi
Grand Avenue ElementaryPrairie du Sac3–5396Public9.4 mi
Sauk Prairie MiddleSauk City6–8595Public9.1 mi
Sauk Prairie HighPrairie du Sac9–12862Public9.1 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Luke Elementary SchoolPlainPre-K–860Roman Catholic10.4 mi
St Lukes Grade SchoolPlainPre-K–860Roman Catholic10.4 mi
Shoreless Lake School WisconsinSauk City7–1011Roman Catholic9.4 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 Prairie du Sac Village, Sauk City, Roxbury, Plain, North Freedom, West Point, Prairie du Sac Town, Sumpter, Troy Town (Sauk County), Freedom Town (Sauk County), Westfield Town (Sauk County), Bear Creek Town (Sauk County), Loganville, Washington Town (Sauk County), Franklin Town (Sauk County) and Baraboo Town.

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