Belmont Wisconsin Map

About Belmont, Wisconsin

Belmont is a locality in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 949. The population density is 449.9 people per km². Belmont is located at 42.7361°N, 90.3343°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 53510.

Belmont rests in the verdant embrace of Wisconsin's Driftless Area, a landscape sculpted not by glaciers but by the patient hand of water and time. It lies 7.3 miles east of Platteville, WI (from Platteville, WI: bearing 89°T), and is situated 19.4 miles southwest of Iowa. Here, the earth folds and dips in a gentle, unhurried manner, creating a terrain of deep coulees and broad, fertile valleys where the Wisconsin River, though distant, still whispers its influence on the air. The fields, emerald in the spring and burnished gold by late summer, climb the slopes of hills that are more rounded than sharp, their crests often crowned with stands of oak and maple. The sky above Belmont seems to stretch wider here, a vast canvas painted with clouds that drift with a languid grace, and the air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a mixture of damp soil and the sweet breath of growing things. The story of Belmont is intrinsically tied to the rich soil and the enduring spirit of its settlers. Founded by those drawn to the agricultural promise of this unglaciated land, its economy has long been sustained by the steady labor of dairy farming, a tradition that imbues the very rhythm of life in Belmont. The familiar shapes of barns, their silos standing like silent sentinels against the horizon, dot the landscape, a visual testament to generations of hard work. In this corner of Wisconsin, the legacy of German and Scandinavian immigrants is still palpable, woven into the quiet pride of the community and the enduring practice of Friday night fish fries, a supper club tradition that draws neighbors together. Belmont preserves a sense of rootedness, a place where the past is not a relic but a living foundation, shaping the present with a subtle, persistent strength.

About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.736107, -90.334295. 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 Belmont and Lafayette County.

Detailed location data for Belmont includes the ZIP code (53510), telephone area code (715), county seat of Lafayette County (Darlington), and school district assignment (Belmont Community School District). 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 Belmont is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.