Alma, Wisconsin

About Alma

Alma, WI is a tiny community located in western Wisconsin with an estimated population of 728.

Alma holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.31 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 137 residents per square mile.

📰 Alma News Today

• Jury finds man guilty of charges stemming from deadly crash in Buffalo County WEAU · Sep 24
• Alma Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Grace Marie Treu Coulee Region Cremation Group · May 12
• Wisconsin high school football player dies following in-game injury WPR · Aug 24
• Scenes from the Wisconsin Great River Road Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · May 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Alma Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Alma — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Alma

• Alfresco Pizzeria — pizza
• Empire Room
• Fire & Ice — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Castle Rock Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alma

• Alma Beach and Recreational Area reviews ★
• Buena Vista Park reviews ★
• Rieck's Lake Park and Campground reviews ★
• Riecks Lake Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Alma

• Alma Elementary
• Alma High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Alma

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