Town guide

Orange, Wisconsin

Orange is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, home to about 562 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53950 and 54618.

Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population56216 per sq mi
Median home value$211,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$166Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Orange

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Orange

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)136 miles away
Closer regional airportLa Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)52 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI72 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL194 miles away

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

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

Who represents Orange

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

Orange had 540 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 1386th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Juneau County grew from 20,629 residents in 1900 to 26,718 in 2020.

Orange population by census2000: 549, 2010: 570, 2020: 540549200057020105402020

Juneau County, 1900–2020

Juneau County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,629, 1910: 19,569, 1920: 19,209, 1930: 17,264, 1940: 18,708, 1950: 18,930, 1960: 17,490, 1970: 18,455, 1980: 21,039, 1990: 21,650, 2000: 24,316, 2010: 26,664, 2020: 26,71821K’00’1019K’20’3019K’40’5017K’60’7021K’80’9024K’00’1027K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OrangeJan: high 25°F, low 8°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 30°F, low 11°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 23°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 57°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 49°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 38°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 43°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 30°F, low 15°F, 1.7 in25°8°Jan1.330°11°Feb1.342°23°Mar2.156°35°Apr3.469°47°May4.077°57°Jun4.481°60°Jul3.979°58°Aug4.571°49°Sep3.458°38°Oct2.743°26°Nov1.930°15°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Necedah 5 Wnw, WI weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Juneau County

6,776 jobs at 541 businesses in Juneau County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Juneau CountyManufacturing: 2,193 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,088 jobs; Retail trade: 960 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 789 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 418 jobs; Other services: 301 jobs; Construction: 272 jobs; Administrative and support: 206 jobsManufacturing 32% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Transportation and warehousing 6% Other services 4% Construction 4% Administrative and support 3%

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

Health care

27 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Orange’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Tomah Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Tomah13.0 miles
  • Mile Bluff Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Mauston13.9 miles
  • Tomah Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Tomah15.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers18
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

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 Orange

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Camp Douglas Wayside · 18 acres3.4 mi
  • Kennedy County Park · 13 acres3.5 mi
  • Lone Rock Park · 3 acres1.1 mi
  • Kennedy County Park3.8 mi

Libraries

  • New Lisbon Memorial Library6.1 mi
  • Necedah Memorial Library8.0 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 Orange

Public schools here are run by New Lisbon School District, Tomah Area School District, Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
New Lisbon ElementaryNew LisbonPre-K–6298Public6.1 mi
Camp Douglas ElementaryCamp Douglas2–565Public4.2 mi
New Lisbon Junior High/HighNew Lisbon7–12250Public6.1 mi
DOC: New Lisbon Correctional FacilityNew Lisbon9–121Alternative Education6.7 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 New Lisbon, Germantown Town (Juneau County), Camp Douglas, Clearfield, Lisbon Town, Oakdale Town, Cutler, Byron Town (Monroe County), Fountain, Clifton Town (Monroe County) and Hustler.

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.