Lafayette Wisconsin Map

About Lafayette, Wisconsin

Lafayette is a locality in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of 16,836. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Lafayette is located at 42.6293°N, 90.0747°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 53541.

Lafayette sits where the land begins to roll, the broad, open fields of Wisconsin’s southwest giving way to a more sculpted terrain. It lies 22.9 miles west of Green, WI (from Green, WI: bearing 270°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-south-east of Darlington. Here, the soil is a deep, rich loam, promising and yielding, and the air carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant pine. The horizon is a generous sweep, often painted with the bruised purples and soft oranges of a prairie sunset, and the quiet here is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the tall grasses or the distant lowing of cattle. The houses are sturdy, built to weather the seasons, their porches often worn smooth by generations of feet, and the pace of life feels measured, like a breath drawn deep and held. The history of Lafayette is etched in its quiet persistence, a story of farmers and families who worked this land from its earliest days. The local economy still leans on the bounty of the soil, with dairy farms and crop production forming the backbone of the community, the hum of tractors a familiar sound in the summer months. Old barns, weathered and strong, stand as silent witnesses to the agricultural heritage that shaped this place, their red paint faded to a gentle blush. While Lafayette may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring connection to the land, a quiet strength that has seen it through changing times, a place where the cycle of seasons dictates the rhythm of days.

About This Lafayette Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lafayette, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.62932, -90.074677. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lafayette and Lafayette County.

Detailed location data for Lafayette includes the ZIP code (53530), telephone area code (715), county seat of Lafayette County (Darlington), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lafayette is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.