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Wisconsin›Adams County

SpringvilleWI

A town of 1,305.

Is Springville a good place to live?

Springville’s weakest subject grade is a C for incomes. Springville’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 56 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on hazard risk. Only 15 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Springville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,305 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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How Springville grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Springville is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Springville: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAdams-Columbia Electric Coop19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDells Club Condo Assoc 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Springville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsAdams-Friendship Area School DistrictWisconsin Dells School District2 districts serve Springville; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereTown of Springville ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes53965, 53936, 5391053965 63% · 53936 36% · 53910 1%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 Springville.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Springville has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Springville for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Springville grew to 72 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013. Springville’s median household income is $63,000, below both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).

3%work in town
SpringvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Median household income$63,000$87,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.5%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line9.7%6.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Springville3%
Lake Delton7%
Wisconsin Dells6%
Portage6%
Westfield5%
21 mi
median commute distance
72
jobs based in Springville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Springville is less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns

Springville beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Springville.

32%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
SpringvilleWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%26%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outSpringvilleWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.6%9.9%
More adults with COPD8.1%6.5%
More smokers16.8%13.6%
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics
13.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Climate

Springville has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Springville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 8° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–29°
Spring34–56°
Summer57–80°
Fall37–58°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Springville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Dells of the Wisconsin River and 7 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springville. Close and well known come first.

All 25 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Springville

16pages on Springville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Springville; the nearest are

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Springville for work

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

7% → Lake Delton Lake Delton 7% 6% → Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Dells 6% 6% → Portage Portage 6% 5% → Westfield Westfield 5% 5% → Mauston Mauston 5% 4% → Friendship Friendship 4% Springville · 3% stay
72jobs based in Springville
3%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Springville

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Springville is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,283 at the 2020 census, down from 1,318 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
45 sq mi
Elevation
981 ft
Area code
608

Questions about Springville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Springville, WI expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.