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Welcome to Germantown ...

The village of Germantown is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germantown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Germantown has a population of 20,152 people<2> (see below for details).

Germantown is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Germantown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Germantown: 262

The ZIP code for Germantown: 53022<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Germantown had an population of 20,152 people. This is an increase of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Germantown had a population of 19,749 people (which is 14.96% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Germantown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Germantown represents 0.35% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,749 people, the population of Germantown increased 8.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,260 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Germantown.

Communities Also Named Germantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Germantown: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Richland County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 55 communities that are also named Germantown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Germantown.

Websites for Germantown ...

Official Website: www.village.germantown.wi.us/

Communities near Germantown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Germantown.

  • Milwaukee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Waukesha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Brookfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Greenfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • West Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
  • Pewaukee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Germantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Germantown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Germantown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germantown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Germantown. See our Newspapers Page for Germantown.

Adding Germantown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germantown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Germantown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Germantown post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germantown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Germantown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Germantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Germantown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Germantown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/