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Doylestown Wisconsin Municipal Building
Wisconsin›Columbia County

DoylestownWI

A town of 272, settled in 1865.

1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Doylestown

Doylestown, WI · Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Doylestown a good place to live?

Doylestown’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Grassy Lake Wildlife Area, at 61 acres. Doylestown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

272 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
OtsegoOtsegoDoylestown
Doylestown Municipal Building Up Close
Doylestown Municipal Building Up Close, 2016
Doylestown’s story

161 years in pictures

Census counts: 100 in 1870, 280 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 2 maps from 1955 on.

  • 1865Doylestown is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Doylestown: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Doylestown, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPine Haven Estates water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers13% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Doylestown’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRio Community School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereVillage of Doylestown ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes53928, 53960, 5392553928 51% · 53960 36% · 53925 12%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Doylestown.

Work & commute

Most of Doylestown’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them

3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Doylestown, below both Wisconsin’s towns (6.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Madison (29%), Portage (7%) and Sun Prairie (7%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

0%work in town
DoylestownWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line3.8%6.4%9.6%
Median household income$75,000$87,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Doylestown0%
Madison29%
Portage7%
Sun Prairie7%
DeForest4%
25 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Doylestown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

In Doylestown, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

The FEMA risk score in Doylestown is 76 of 100.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Doylestown has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Doylestown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–29°
Spring34–56°
Summer58–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Doylestown is

Doylestown beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of adults binge drink in Doylestown.

DoylestownWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%20%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%78%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)31%33%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)34%38%35%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outDoylestownWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.2%9.9%
Columbus Community Hospital
9.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

8.6%
conserved · 218 of 2,540 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Grassy Lake Wildlife Area—61
2. Grassy Lake State Natural Area—42

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Doylestown

17pages on Doylestown
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Doylestown; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Doylestown for work

Where Doylestown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → Madison Madison 29% 7% → Portage Portage 7% 7% → Sun Prairie Sun Prairie 7% 4% → DeForest DeForest 4% 4% → Leeds Leeds 4% 3% → Rio Rio 3% Doylestown · 0% stay
7jobs based in Doylestown
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Doylestown

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Doylestown is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 280 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.0 sq mi
Elevation
945 ft
ZIP code
53928

Questions about Doylestown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Doylestown, WI a good place to live?

Doylestown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.