Pleasant Springs is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to about 3,033 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53527 and 53589.
Homes sold for a median of $240 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population3,03393 per sq mi
Median home value$444,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$240Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pleasant Springs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Pleasant Springs
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)67 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI14 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL110 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant Springs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Springs
U.S. Representative · Wisconsin’s 2nd DistrictMark Pocan (D)
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
Pleasant Springs had 3,078 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 314th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Dane County grew from 69,435 residents in 1900 to 561,504 in 2020.
Dane 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 37.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stoughton, WI weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Dane County
314,435 jobs at 14,765 businesses in Dane County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
169 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Springs’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Stoughton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Stoughton2.6 miles
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - MadisonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Madison11.5 miles
Unitypoint Health - MeriterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Madison11.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
33
Specialist doctors
6
Dentists
13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
27
Mental health providers
28
Physical and occupational therapists
38
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
16
Pharmacies
7
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 Pleasant Springs
Parks (29 nearby)
Viking Park · 79 acres1.8 mi
Amundson Park · 53 acres2.3 mi
Settler's Point · 39 acres1.1 mi
Mandt Park · 38 acres3.3 mi
La Follette County Park · 37 acres0.5 mi
Helen Johnson Trail · 32 acres2.1 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pick 'n Save2.9 mi
ALDI3.0 mi
Walmart Supercenter3.2 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
McGlynn Pharmacy2.8 mi
Walgreens3.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Stoughton Public Library2.9 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Luke Stoughton Home2.6 mi
Stoughton Historical Museum2.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Stoughton Village Players Theater2.9 mi
Stoughton Opera House2.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Stoughton Area School District, Monona Grove School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(10)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sasd 4kStoughton
Pre-K
174
Public
2.7 mi
Taylor Prairie ElementaryCottage Grove
Pre-K–K
264
Public
9.7 mi
Fox Prairie ElementaryStoughton
K–5
443
Public
3.2 mi
Kegonsa ElementaryStoughton
K–5
304
Public
3.0 mi
Sandhill ElementaryStoughton
K–5
411
Public
1.7 mi
Cottage Grove ElementaryCottage Grove
1–2
307
Public
8.8 mi
Granite Ridge SchoolCottage Grove
3–5
470
Public
9.4 mi
Glacial Drumlin SchoolCottage Grove
6–8
766
Public
9.2 mi
River Bluff MiddleStoughton
6–8
569
Public
2.6 mi
Stoughton HighStoughton
9–12
834
Public
2.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Utica Christian SchoolStoughton
Pre-K–12
38
Christian (no specific denomination)
4.9 mi
St Ann SchoolStoughton
K–8
86
Roman Catholic
2.6 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 Stoughton, Cottage Grove Village, Cottage Grove Town, Dunkirk, Dunn Town (Dane County), Rutland, Sun Prairie Town and Christiana Town (Dane County).
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