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 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)
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  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milwaukee
  • From Mequon to Milwaukee
• Waukesha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waukesha
  • From Mequon to Waukesha
• West Allis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Allis
  • From Mequon to West Allis
• Wauwatosa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Berlin
  • From Mequon to New Berlin
• 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Mequon to Greenfield
• West Bend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • West Bend is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Bend
  • From Mequon to West Bend
• 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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mequon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ozaukee County: www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/