Ridgeway Town is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, home to about 508 people across 43 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53533 and 53582.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Dodgeville City; part is in Ridgeway Town
Mostly Ridgeway Village; part is in Ridgeway Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ridgeway 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)108 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL144 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ridgeway 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.
Ridgeway Town had 563 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1463rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Iowa County grew from 23,114 residents in 1900 to 23,709 in 2020.
Iowa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 39.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dodgeville Wwtp, WI weather station (5 miles away).
9,789 jobs at 582 businesses in Iowa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
97 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ridgeway Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 17 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 15 |
| Mental health providers | 16 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 24 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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 Dodgeville School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgeville ElementaryDodgeville | Pre-K–4 | 385 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Dodgeville MiddleDodgeville | 5–8 | 283 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| Dodgeville HighDodgeville | 9–12 | 367 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Grade SchoolDodgeville | Pre-K–8 | 95 | Roman Catholic | 5.8 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 Dodgeville City, Dodgeville Town, Ridgeway Village, Linden Town, Mineral Point Town and Brigham.
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.