Town guide

Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin

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
Sold over asking31%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Pleasant Springs

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pleasant Springs

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)67 miles away
Closer regional airportDane 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

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.

Pleasant Springs population by census2000: 3,053, 2010: 3,154, 2020: 3,0783,05320003,15420103,0782020

Dane County, 1900–2020

Dane County population, 1900 to 20201900: 69,435, 1910: 77,435, 1920: 89,432, 1930: 112,737, 1940: 130,660, 1950: 169,357, 1960: 222,095, 1970: 290,272, 1980: 323,545, 1990: 367,085, 2000: 426,526, 2010: 488,073, 2020: 561,50469K’00’1089K’20’30131K’40’50222K’60’70324K’80’90427K’00’10562K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pleasant SpringsJan: high 27°F, low 10°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 13°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 23°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 61°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 50°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 39°F, 3 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 27°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 16°F, 1.8 in27°10°Jan1.631°13°Feb1.744°23°Mar2.257°34°Apr3.969°46°May4.379°57°Jun5.283°61°Jul3.881°59°Aug4.374°50°Sep3.561°39°Oct3.046°27°Nov2.533°16°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Dane CountyHealth care and social assistance: 57,610 jobs; Professional services: 34,427 jobs; Retail trade: 32,787 jobs; Manufacturing: 29,483 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,242 jobs; Finance and insurance: 23,086 jobs; Information: 21,730 jobs; Construction: 17,824 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Professional services 11% Retail trade 10% Manufacturing 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 7% Information 7% Construction 6%

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 doctors33
Specialist doctors6
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers28
Physical and occupational therapists38
Optometrists8
Chiropractors16
Pharmacies7

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Pleasant Springs

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Sasd 4kStoughtonPre-K174Public2.7 mi
Taylor Prairie ElementaryCottage GrovePre-K–K264Public9.7 mi
Fox Prairie ElementaryStoughtonK–5443Public3.2 mi
Kegonsa ElementaryStoughtonK–5304Public3.0 mi
Sandhill ElementaryStoughtonK–5411Public1.7 mi
Cottage Grove ElementaryCottage Grove1–2307Public8.8 mi
Granite Ridge SchoolCottage Grove3–5470Public9.4 mi
Glacial Drumlin SchoolCottage Grove6–8766Public9.2 mi
River Bluff MiddleStoughton6–8569Public2.6 mi
Stoughton HighStoughton9–12834Public2.5 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Utica Christian SchoolStoughtonPre-K–1238Christian (no specific denomination)4.9 mi
St Ann SchoolStoughtonK–886Roman Catholic2.6 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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