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Welcome to Muskego ...

The city of Muskego is located in Waukesha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muskego, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Muskego has a population of 25,145 people<2> (see below for details).

Muskego is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Muskego: 262

The ZIP code for Muskego: 53150<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Muskego had an population of 25,145 people. This is an increase of 4.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Muskego had a population of 24,135 people (which is 6.19% of the total population of Waukesha County). This makes Muskego the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Muskego represents 0.42% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,135 people, the population of Muskego increased 12.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,397 people).

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

Websites for Muskego ...

Official Website: www.ci.muskego.wi.us/

Communities near Muskego ...

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

  • Milwaukee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Waukesha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • Brookfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Menomonee Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Oak Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Caledonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caledonia is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 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 Muskego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muskego.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muskego ...

Looking for more information about Muskego? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Muskego, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Muskego.

Adding Muskego to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Muskego post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muskego.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, 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 Muskego.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Muskego - 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 Muskego). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Muskego 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/