New Chester is a town in Adams County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,394 people across 31 square miles. Its ZIP code is 53936, and parts of 53952 are in New Chester too.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly New Chester; also Springville and Easton Town (Adams County)
Mostly Oxford Town; part is in New Chester
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside New Chester. 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)106 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL169 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of New Chester; 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.
New Chester had 1,960 residents in the 2020 census, up 127% since 2000.
It’s the 650th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Adams County grew from 9,141 residents in 1900 to 20,654 in 2020.
Adams 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 6°F. About 35.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Friendship, WI weather station (14 miles away).
3,187 jobs at 346 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Chester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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)
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Oxford Town, Jackson Town (Adams County), Oxford Village, Springville, Easton Town (Adams County), Westfield Town (Marquette County), New Haven Town (Adams County), Lincoln Town (Adams County), Adams Town (Adams County) and Douglas.
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.