West Salem is a village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, home to about 5,330 people across 3.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54669.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly West Salem; also Hamilton and Barre
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Salem. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)125 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI101 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL224 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Salem; 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.
West Salem had 5,277 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 179th 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).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 37.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, La Crosse Wfo, WI weather station (8 miles away).
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).
34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Salem.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 15 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| 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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1856.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by West Salem School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Salem ElementaryWest Salem | Pre-K–4 | 677 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| West Salem MiddleWest Salem | 5–8 | 534 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| West Salem HighWest Salem | 9–12 | 603 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ-St John's Lutheran SchoolWest Salem | Pre-K–8 | 61 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 0.4 mi |
| Coulee Region Christian SchoolWest Salem | Pre-K–12 | 245 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.6 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 Hamilton and Barre.
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.