Local servicesHospitalCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center3.4 miPost officePrairie du Chien Post Office4.5 miTown hallBridgeport Town Hall2.7 miPoliceCrawford County Sheriff's Department4.5 miFire stationRural Bridgeport and Prairie du Chien Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDubuque Regional Airport DBQ48 miUS highwayUS 182.7 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LSE55 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53821 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53821 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:25 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:32 am – 4:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,780 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.03,196 householdsMedian household income $60,647Median home value $168,300Median rent $801 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,181 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 3,456 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, manufacturing 18%, retail 16%Average commute 17 minutes80% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 10°F38 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 19 days11 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Prairie Du Chien station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsWyalusing State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 2,616 acresEffigy Mounds National Monumentnational monument · 6.3 mi · 2,460 acresLimery Ridge Savanna State Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 219 acresPikes Peak State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 61 acresRidgewood Areastate park · 6.0 miWashington Street Parkpark · 4.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCrawford County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide 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, 22 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPrairie Du Chien Waterworksserves 6,005 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,088 ft332 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
