Palmyra Town is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,146 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53156 and 53549.
Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Palmyra Village; part is in Palmyra Town
Mostly Jefferson City; part is in Palmyra Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Palmyra Town. 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)37 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL88 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Palmyra Town; 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.
Palmyra Town had 1,220 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 781st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Jefferson County grew from 34,789 residents in 1900 to 84,900 in 2020.
Jefferson 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 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).
31,584 jobs at 2,058 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
96 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palmyra Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 18 |
| Mental health providers | 52 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 14 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (4 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Jefferson School District, Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East ElementaryJefferson | Pre-K–5 | 283 | Public | 11.6 mi |
| Palmyra Eagle Montessori SchoolPalmyra | Pre-K–6 | 26 | Charter | 2.1 mi |
| West ElementaryJefferson | K–5 | 233 | Public | 12.5 mi |
| Jefferson MiddleJefferson | 6–8 | 349 | Public | 12.3 mi |
| Palmyra-Eagle MiddlePalmyra | 6–8 | 96 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Jefferson HighJefferson | 9–12 | 603 | Public | 12.3 mi |
| Palmyra-Eagle HighPalmyra | 9–12 | 165 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist Catholic SchoolJefferson | Pre-K–8 | 82 | Roman Catholic | 11.7 mi |
| St Johns Lutheran SchoolJefferson | Pre-K–8 | 76 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 11.8 mi |
| Vita Kids Learning CenterPalmyra | Pre-K | 10 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 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 Jefferson City, Palmyra Village, Jefferson Town (Jefferson County), Aztalan, Fort Atkinson, Hebron and Sullivan Town.
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.