Sales tax in Lake Delton, WI
The combined sales tax rate in Lake Delton, WI is 5.5%, effective 2023-09-18.
Last verified
- ZIP codes
- 2 on file · 1 wholly inside the city limits
- County
- Sauk
- Levied by
- Wisconsin, Sauk and Lake Delton
How the combined rate in Lake Delton, WI is made up
Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | state | 5% | Jan 1, 1980 | Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files |
| Sauk | county | 0.5% | Apr 1, 1992 | Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files |
| Lake Delton | city | 0% | Sep 18, 2023 | Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files |
| Combined rate | 5.5% | |||
ZIP codes in Lake Delton
2 on file — 1 wholly inside the city limits and 1 crossing them. Each has its own page.
1 ZIP code wholly inside Lake Delton
Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Lake Delton's rate.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 53940 | 5.5% | no other city |
1 ZIP code crossing the city line
Part of each of these lies outside Lake Delton. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 53965 | 5.5% | Dell Prairie town, Dellona town, Delton town, Easton town, Jackson town, Lewiston town, Lyndon town, New Haven town, Newport town, Springville town and Wisconsin Dells |
What can change the tax you pay in Lake Delton, WI
- ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 1 of Lake Delton's 2 ZIP codes is also reached by Dell Prairie town, Dellona town, Delton town and Easton town and 7 other places, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Lake Delton's.
- What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.
How Lake Delton compares with the rest of Wisconsin
Lake Delton's 5.5% is the most common combined rate in Wisconsin. Of the state's 894 ZIP codes with a figure, 792 land on the same one, 56 carry a lower figure and 46 a higher one. Across Wisconsin the combined rate runs from 5% to 7.9%. See every city in Wisconsin.
| Combined rate | ZIP codes | Which is this city |
|---|---|---|
| ~5.5% | 792 | Lake Delton |
| ~5% | 56 | |
| ~7.9% | 31 | |
| ~5.9% | 15 |
Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.
How sales tax is collected
The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.
Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.
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