Wisconsin · Census place 5585475
Westby, Wisconsin
Westby is a city in Vernon County, Wisconsin with an estimated 2,414 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 243rd largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,414
- #243 of 370 in Wisconsin
- Change since 2020
- +1.5%
- +36 people
- Land area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Density
- 894 / sq mi
- State median 1,583
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Westby population, 2020 to 2024
Westby added 36 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.5%. In the latest year it moved by +18.
Westby covers 2.70 square miles of land, for 894 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Westby is less dense than the typical town.
What county Westby is in
All of Westby's residents live in Vernon County, which had 31,351 residents in 2024. Westby holds 7.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Westby
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Westby by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54667. 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 Westby is
The Census internal point of Westby is at 43.652900, -90.858200. Madison, the capital, is 84.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Viroqua, WI (4,407 people), 6.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Madison, WI, 81.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.652900, -90.858200
- DMS
- 43°39'10.44"N 90°51'29.52"W
- UTM
- 15N 672716.8E 4835551.3N
- Geohash
- 9zz2k6z0d
- Plus code
- 86MFM43R+5P
Daylight in Westby
At 43.65° N, Westby gets about 15 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Westby
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Viroqua, 6.5 miles away, with 4,407 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Westby, WI?
2,414 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 36 (1.5%) from 2,378 in July 2020.
What county is Westby in?
Vernon County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Westby?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 54667.
How far is Westby from Madison?
84.1 miles (135.4 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Westby.
What is the nearest larger city to Westby?
Viroqua, WI, with 4,407 residents, 6.5 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.