Washington Town (La Crosse County) is a town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, home to about 671 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54614, 54623 and 54653.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population67119 per sq mi
Median home value$275,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$181Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Rockland Village (La Crosse County); part is in Washington Town (La Crosse County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Washington Town (La Crosse County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)133 miles away
Closer regional airport
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI92 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL215 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Washington Town (La Crosse County); 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.
Population over time
Washington Town (La Crosse County) had 519 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 1258th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
La Crosse County grew from 42,997 residents in 1900 to 120,784 in 2020.
La Crosse 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cashton 3nnw, WI weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in La Crosse County
66,633 jobs at 3,151 businesses in La Crosse County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Washington Town (La Crosse County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La Crosse12.4 miles
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · La Crosse12.7 miles
Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sparta13.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Chiropractors
4
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 Washington Town (La Crosse County)
Grocery stores
Hansen's Iga6.8 mi
Libraries
John Bosshard Memorial Library6.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc.3.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bangor School District, Westby Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bangor ElementaryBangor
Pre-K–5
313
Public
6.5 mi
Coon Valley ElementaryCoon Valley
Pre-K–4
125
Public
6.6 mi
Bangor Middle/HighBangor
6–12
352
Public
6.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran SchoolBangor
Pre-K–8
35
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
6.8 mi
Hylandale Church SchoolRockland
4–7
4
Seventh-day Adventist
4.4 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 Bangor Village, Greenfield Town (La Crosse County), Coon Valley, Burns, Rockland Village (La Crosse County), Bangor Town, Coon, Hamburg Town (Vernon County), Shelby, Portland Town (Monroe County), Leon Town (Monroe County) and Rockland Village (Monroe County).
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