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Welcome to Mequon ...

The city of Mequon is located in Ozaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mequon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mequon has a population of 24,480 people<2> (see below for details).

Mequon is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Mequon: 262

The ZIP code for Mequon: 53092<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mequon had an population of 24,480 people. This is an increase of 5.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mequon had a population of 23,132 people (which is 26.78% of the total population of Ozaukee County). This makes Mequon the county's most populous community.

The population of Mequon represents 0.41% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 36th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,132 people, the population of Mequon increased 6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,823 people).

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

Communities near Mequon ...

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

  • Milwaukee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Waukesha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • West Allis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wauwatosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Berlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Brookfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Menomonee Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • West Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pewaukee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
    • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
    • 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 Mequon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mequon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mequon. 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 Mequon.

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

Adding Mequon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mequon 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 for Mequon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mequon post office opened in 1882.

We also found Mequon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mequon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ozaukee, 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 Mequon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mequon - 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 city (such as Mequon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mequon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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