Wisconsin · Census place 5525950
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Fitchburg is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin with an estimated 34,357 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 26th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 34,357
- #26 of 370 in Wisconsin
- Change since 2020
- +9.8%
- +3,057 people
- Land area
- 35.2 sq mi
- + 0.24 sq mi water
- Density
- 976 / sq mi
- State median 1,583
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Fitchburg population, 2020 to 2024
Fitchburg added 3,057 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +9.8%. In the latest year it moved by +907. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 11th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Fitchburg is 2.7 times that size.
Fitchburg covers 35.21 square miles of land and 0.24 of water, for 976 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Fitchburg is less dense than the typical town.
What county Fitchburg is in
All of Fitchburg's residents live in Dane County, which had 588,347 residents in 2024. Fitchburg holds 5.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Fitchburg
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Fitchburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53575, 53711, 53713, 53719. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Fitchburg is
The Census internal point of Fitchburg is at 42.985800, -89.425300. Madison, the capital, is 6.5 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Madison, WI (285,300 people), 7.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.985800, -89.425300
- DMS
- 42°59'8.88"N 89°25'31.08"W
- UTM
- 16N 302268.0E 4762092.2N
- Geohash
- dp8kt166r
- Plus code
- 86JGXHPF+8V
Daylight in Fitchburg
At 42.99° N, Fitchburg gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Fitchburg
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Oregon, 4.6 miles away, with 11,895 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Fitchburg, WI?
34,357 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,057 (9.8%) from 31,300 in July 2020.
What county is Fitchburg in?
Dane County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Fitchburg?
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 53575, 53711, 53713, 53719.
How far is Fitchburg from Madison?
6.5 miles (10.5 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Fitchburg.
What is the nearest larger city to Fitchburg?
Madison, WI, with 285,300 residents, 7.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.