Welcome to Slinger ...
The village of Slinger is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Slinger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Slinger has a population of 5,570 people<2> (see below for details).
Slinger is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Slinger lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Slinger: 262
The ZIP code for Slinger: 53086<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Slinger had an population of 5,570 people. This is an increase of 9.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.78% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Slinger had a population of 5,068 people. This makes Slinger the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Slinger represents 0.09% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 176th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 5,068 people, the population of Slinger increased 29.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,901 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Slinger.
Websites for Slinger ...
Official Website: www.slinger-wi-usa.org/
Communities near Slinger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slinger.
- Menomonee Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Mequon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Oconomowoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Pewaukee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Brown Deer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Cedarburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Slinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slinger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slinger. 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 Slinger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slinger. See our Newspapers Page for Slinger.
Adding Slinger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Slinger 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 Slinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Slinger post office opened in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Slinger.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washington, 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 Slinger. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slinger - 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 Slinger). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Slinger 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/ |