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Welcome to Saukville ...

The village of Saukville is located in Ozaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saukville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saukville has a population of 4,452 people<2> (see below for details).

Saukville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saukville: 262

The ZIP code for Saukville: 53080<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saukville had an population of 4,452 people (or an increase of 9.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saukville had a population of 4,451 people (which is 5.15% of the total population of Ozaukee County). This makes Saukville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Saukville represents 0.08% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 194th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,451 people, the population of Saukville increased 9.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,068 people).

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

Communities near Saukville ...

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

  • Menomonee Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
  • West Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • West Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Mequon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
  • Germantown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Germantown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
  • Whitefish Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
  • Glendale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
  • Brown Deer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Cedarburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Grafton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
  • Richfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 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 Saukville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saukville.

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

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

Adding Saukville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saukville post office opened in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saukville.

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 Saukville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saukville - 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 Saukville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saukville 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/