Explore Brandon, Wisconsin, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brandon, Wisconsin. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wisconsin or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Brandon.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Brandon |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Fond du Lac County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.735262 |
| Longitude | -88.781221 |
| Population | 882 |
| Density | 450.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 53919 |
| Area Code | 920 |
| County Seat | Fond du Lac |
| School District | Rosendale-Brandon School District |
Brandon emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet collection of rooftops and silos anchored firmly in the black earth of Wisconsin. It lies 7.5 miles north-northwest of Waupun, WI (from Waupun, WI: bearing 340°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southeast of Ripon. The landscape surrounding Brandon is defined by the steady, patient work of agriculture, where the land opens into wide fields that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon. A mile away, the West Branch Rock River traces a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the pastoral stillness of the plains. To the east, the terrain shifts into the subtle depression of Round Prairie, a basin that holds the shadows of the morning mist long after the sun has climbed high into the sky.
History in Brandon remains tied to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who first broke the prairie sod. The local economy draws its strength from the fertile ground, sustaining a rhythm of life that favors long days and the reliable turning of the seasons. Residents often seek the quiet corners of the Glacial Habitat Restoration - Lm, where the restoration of native grasses provides a sanctuary for the wildlife that thrives in this inland expanse. Though the distant Parnell Esker marks the horizon with a faint, jagged line, the focus here remains on the immediate tasks of the day, from the maintenance of the grain elevators to the simple, enduring traditions of a life lived close to the soil.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brandon, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.735262, -88.781221. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Brandon includes the ZIP code (53919), telephone area code (920), county seat of Fond du Lac County (Fond du Lac), and school district assignment (Rosendale-Brandon School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |