Welcome to Merton ...

The village of Merton is located in Waukesha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Merton has a population of 3,770 people<2> (see below for details).

Merton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Merton: 262

The ZIP code for Merton: 53056<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Merton had an population of 3,770 people. This is an increase of 12.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 95.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Merton had a population of 3,346 people. This makes Merton the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Merton represents 0.06% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,346 people, the population of Merton increased 73.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,926 people).

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

Communities Also Named Merton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Merton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Minnesota and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Merton ...

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

• Waukesha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
• Wauwatosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Muskego
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
• Mequon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
• Germantown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Germantown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 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 Merton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merton.

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

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

Adding Merton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merton 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 Merton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Merton post office opened in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merton.