Lima Town (Rock County) is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,338 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53190 and 53563.
Homes sold for a median of $225 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,33837 per sq mi
Median home value$280,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$225Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Milton City; part is in Lima Town (Rock County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lima Town (Rock County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lima Town (Rock County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)48 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI36 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL89 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lima Town (Rock County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lima Town (Rock County)
U.S. Representative · Wisconsin’s 1st DistrictBryan Steil (R)
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
Lima Town (Rock County) had 1,271 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 680th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Rock County grew from 51,203 residents in 1900 to 163,687 in 2020.
Rock County, 1900–2020
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 12°F. About 36.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whitewater, WI weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Rock County
64,537 jobs at 3,362 businesses in Rock County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
95 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lima Town (Rock County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Fort Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fort Atkinson8.3 miles
Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Edgerton11.5 miles
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Janesville12.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
15
Specialist doctors
4
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
18
Mental health providers
28
Physical and occupational therapists
13
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
6
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 Lima Town (Rock County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Effigy Mound Park · 27 acres3.1 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Aldi3.5 mi
Walmart Supercenter3.6 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens3.9 mi
Libraries
Andersen Library4.3 mi
Whitewater Public Library4.5 mi
Milton Public Library6.8 mi
Museums
Old Depot4.6 mi
Milton House Museum6.4 mi
National Dairy Shrine Museum7.9 mi
Hoard Historical Museum7.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Barnett Theater4.1 mi
Young Auditorium4.1 mi
Jon C Platts Performing Arts Center7.3 mi
Fireside Dinner Theatre7.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Milton School District, Marshall School District, Whitewater Unified School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(12)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
East ElementaryMilton
Pre-K–3
409
Public
6.5 mi
JEDI Virtual K-12Whitewater
Pre-K–12
188
Charter
6.1 mi
Lakeview ElementaryWhitewater
Pre-K–5
209
Public
6.5 mi
Lincoln ElementaryWhitewater
Pre-K–5
358
Public
3.9 mi
Washington ElementaryWhitewater
Pre-K–5
312
Public
5.2 mi
West ElementaryMilton
Pre-K–3
322
Public
7.7 mi
Whitewater 4KWhitewater
Pre-K
14
Public
3.6 mi
Northside IntermediateMilton
4–6
794
Public
6.8 mi
Whitewater MiddleWhitewater
6–8
394
Public
3.6 mi
Milton MiddleMilton
7–8
509
Public
7.0 mi
Milton HighMilton
9–12
1,057
Public
7.3 mi
Whitewater HighWhitewater
9–12
606
Public
3.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Whitewater City (Walworth County), Milton City, Whitewater City (Jefferson County), Milton Town (Rock County), Janesville, La Grange Town (Walworth County), Harmony Town (Rock County), Whitewater Town, Cold Spring, Richmond Town (Walworth County) and Johnstown Town (Rock County).
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