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Shorewood ZIP codes, Wisconsin

No ZIP code is named for Shorewood, WI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 53211. Its area codes are 414 and 262.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
13,627
Area codes
414, 262

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shorewood itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Milwaukee (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Shorewood in numbers

About 13,627 people live in Shorewood, in 6,619 households. The median household income is $86,726 a year, 12% above the Wisconsin median of $77,485 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $443,700 (66% above the Wisconsin median), and median gross rent is $1,347 a month. The median age is 38.6; 75.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.4% across Wisconsin); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population13,627Shorewood13,627
Households6,619Shorewood6,619
Median age38.6Shorewood38.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,726Shorewood$86,726Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$443,700Shorewood$443,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,347Shorewood$1,347Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.6%Shorewood75.6%Wisconsin33.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.8 minShorewood20.8 minWisconsin22.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density8,570 / sq miShorewood8,570 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Shorewood village. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Shorewood

These ZIP codes cover part of Shorewood but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Shorewood
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
53211 Milwaukee , WI Standard 34,234 $75,256 $434,500

Map of Shorewood ZIP codes

53211

The ZIP codes of Shorewood, WI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Shorewood

The nearest larger towns are Whitefish Bay (14,665 people, 1.7 mi), Glendale (13,656 people, 3.2 mi) and Milwaukee (566,973 people, 4.5 mi).

Towns near Shorewood
TownPopulationDistance
Whitefish Bay 14,665 1.7 mi
Glendale 13,656 3.2 mi
Milwaukee 566,973 4.5 mi
Fox Point 6,683 4.7 mi
Bayside 4,329 6.4 mi
West Milwaukee 4,038 6.9 mi
Brown Deer 12,564 7.3 mi
Wauwatosa 48,529 7.8 mi
St. Francis 9,004 8.4 mi
West Allis 59,612 9.2 mi
Cudahy 17,853 10.1 mi
Mequon 25,270 10.5 mi
Elm Grove 6,459 10.6 mi
Greenfield 37,345 10.9 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Milwaukee County · Wisconsin ZIP codes

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