Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:23 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:28 am – 4:30 pm
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People1,435 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.7587 householdsMedian household income $82,083Median home value $229,800Median rent $750 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,255 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 684 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 14%, retail 14%Average commute 24 minutes72% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, German or Dutch 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 10°F40 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 25 days6 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Platteville station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsBelmont Mound State Parkstate park · 2.1 mi · 276 acresMound View State Trailstate park · 3.1 mi · 99 acresPecatonica State Trailstate park · 3.3 mi · 114 acresPecatonica River Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 106 acresMound View Parkpark · 6.8 miLegion Parkpark · 7.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLafayette County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025246 of 358 days measured109 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grant County, WI, 21 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBelmont Waterworksserves 991 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,049 ft320 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwest Health7.1 miPost officeBelmont Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBelmont Town Hallunder a milePoliceBelmont Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBelmont Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleBelmont Middle and High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBelmont Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Wisconsin - Platteville8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDubuque Regional Airport DBQ31 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE124 miUS highwayUS 151under a mileAmtrakWisconsin Dells, WI WDL67 miCoachDubuqueJefferson Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53510 ZIP area.
