Town guide

Waterloo Town (Grant County), Wisconsin

Waterloo Town (Grant County) is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, home to about 675 people across 38 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53806 and 53820.

Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population67518 per sq mi
Median home value$309,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$170Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Waterloo Town (Grant County)

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Waterloo Town (Grant County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Waterloo Town (Grant County)

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)150 miles away
Closer regional airportDubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Madison, WI76 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL172 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Waterloo Town (Grant County); driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Waterloo Town (Grant County)

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

Waterloo Town (Grant County) had 552 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 1250th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Grant County grew from 38,881 residents in 1900 to 51,938 in 2020.

Waterloo Town (Grant County) population by census2000: 557, 2010: 550, 2020: 552557200055020105522020

Grant County, 1900–2020

Grant County population, 1900 to 20201900: 38,881, 1910: 39,007, 1920: 39,044, 1930: 38,469, 1940: 40,639, 1950: 41,460, 1960: 44,419, 1970: 48,398, 1980: 51,736, 1990: 49,264, 2000: 49,597, 2010: 51,208, 2020: 51,93839K’00’1039K’20’3041K’40’5044K’60’7052K’80’9050K’00’1052K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 37 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Waterloo Town (Grant County)Jan: high 25°F, low 9°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 30°F, low 13°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 25°F, 2 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 37°F, 3.8 in; May: high 68°F, low 48°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 58°F, 5.9 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 62°F, 5 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 52°F, 4 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 39°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 28°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 31°F, low 16°F, 1.7 in25°9°Jan1.230°13°Feb1.343°25°Mar2.057°37°Apr3.868°48°May4.477°58°Jun5.981°62°Jul5.079°60°Aug3.972°52°Sep4.059°39°Oct2.944°28°Nov2.431°16°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancaster 4 Wsw, WI weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Grant County

13,342 jobs at 1,177 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grant CountyManufacturing: 2,785 jobs; Retail trade: 2,544 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,191 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,433 jobs; Finance and insurance: 648 jobs; Construction: 599 jobs; Other services: 540 jobs; Professional services: 492 jobsManufacturing 21% Retail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 11% Finance and insurance 5% Construction 5% Other services 4% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waterloo Town (Grant County)’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Grant Regional Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lancaster11.3 miles
  • Guttenberg Municipal HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Guttenberg14.4 miles
  • Finley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dubuque15.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1
Mental health providers1

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 Waterloo Town (Grant County)

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Finley's Landing Park · 108 acres4.1 mi

Grocery stores

  • Okey Market8.0 mi

Libraries

  • Potosi Branch Library6.4 mi
  • Eckstein Memorial Libary7.2 mi

Museums

  • ABA National Brewery Museum6.0 mi
  • Passage Thru Time Museum6.3 mi
  • Cassville Farmall Museum8.0 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 Waterloo Town (Grant County)

Public schools here are run by Cassville School District, Potosi School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cassville ElementaryCassvillePre-K–692Public7.5 mi
Potosi ElementaryPotosiPre-K–5166Public7.2 mi
Potosi MiddlePotosi6–866Public7.2 mi
Cassville HighCassville7–1279Public7.5 mi
Potosi HighPotosi9–12107Public7.2 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Ss Andrew-Thomas SchoolPotosiPre-K–716Roman Catholic7.4 mi
St Charles Borromeo SchoolCassvillePre-K–K1Roman Catholic7.6 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 Cassville Village, Potosi Village, Potosi Town, Cassville Town, Tennyson, Paris Town (Grant County), Harrison Town (Grant County), Beetown and Glen Haven.

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.