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Milwaukee, WI ZIP Codes

41 ZIP codes use the postal name Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 29 residential and 12 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $29,336 in 53206 to $133,021 in 53217, 4.5 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Milwaukee's most populous ZIP code is 53215, with 58,146 people (ACS 2020-2024); 93% of its land is in the city of Milwaukee.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Milwaukee's ZIP codes?

53202: $71k median household income53203: $86k median household income53204: $46k median household income53205: $32k median household income53206: $29k median household income53207: $79k median household income53208: $53k median household income53209: $49k median household income53210: $48k median household income53211: $75k median household income53212: $47k median household income53213: $102k median household income53214: $61k median household income53215: $54k median household income53216: $47k median household income53217: $133k median household income53218: $46k median household income53219: $70k median household income53220: $69k median household income53221: $63k median household income53222: $77k median household income53223: $61k median household income53224: $68k median household income53225: $57k median household income53226: $93k median household income53227: $73k median household income53228: $75k median household income53233: $24k median household income53295: – median household income53217532095320753224532235322153214532155322653225532115322053218532225322853219532125320853216532275321353202532045321053206532335320553202: $71k median household income53203: $86k median household income53204: $46k median household income53205: $32k median household income53206: $29k median household income53207: $79k median household income53208: $53k median household income53209: $49k median household income53210: $48k median household income53211: $75k median household income53212: $47k median household income53213: $102k median household income53214: $61k median household income53215: $54k median household income53216: $47k median household income53217: $133k median household income53218: $46k median household income53219: $70k median household income53220: $69k median household income53221: $63k median household income53222: $77k median household income53223: $61k median household income53224: $68k median household income53225: $57k median household income53226: $93k median household income53227: $73k median household income53228: $75k median household income53233: $24k median household income53295: – median household income5321753209532075322453223532215321453215532265322553211532205321853222532285321953208532165322753202532045321053202: $71k median household income53203: $86k median household income53204: $46k median household income53205: $32k median household income53206: $29k median household income53207: $79k median household income53208: $53k median household income53209: $49k median household income53210: $48k median household income53211: $75k median household income53212: $47k median household income53213: $102k median household income53214: $61k median household income53215: $54k median household income53216: $47k median household income53217: $133k median household income53218: $46k median household income53219: $70k median household income53220: $69k median household income53221: $63k median household income53222: $77k median household income53223: $61k median household income53224: $68k median household income53225: $57k median household income53226: $93k median household income53227: $73k median household income53228: $75k median household income53233: $24k median household income53295: – median household income5321753207532245322153214532155322653225532115322053218532225322853216532275320453210
The 29 residential ZIP codes named Milwaukee, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Milwaukee's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 53217 ($133,021), the lowest in 53206 ($29,336). Home values run from $83,400 in 53206 to $449,100 in 53217.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 29 residential ZIP codes of Milwaukee

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Milwaukee, WI, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
53215 Milwaukee County 58,146 10,541 $54k $157k
53209 Milwaukee County 45,170 4,149 $49k $167k
53218 Milwaukee County 41,196 7,024 $46k $133k
53204 Milwaukee County 39,996 12,402 $46k $124k
53221 Milwaukee County 38,044 4,223 $63k $220k
53219 Milwaukee County 34,764 6,892 $70k $204k
53214 Milwaukee County 34,480 4,828 $61k $188k
53207 Milwaukee County 34,313 3,448 $79k $244k
53211 Milwaukee County 34,234 8,634 $75k $435k
53216 Milwaukee County 30,345 6,582 $47k $143k
53217 Milwaukee County 29,957 2,127 $133k $449k
53212 Milwaukee County 28,938 7,107 $47k $216k
53223 Milwaukee County 28,793 2,921 $61k $203k
53220 Milwaukee County 27,782 5,003 $69k $229k
53208 Milwaukee County 27,201 6,438 $53k $205k
53213 Milwaukee County 26,905 6,872 $102k $340k
53202 Milwaukee County 25,861 12,233 $71k $341k
53225 Milwaukee County 25,187 3,606 $57k $188k
53222 Milwaukee County 24,663 4,567 $77k $217k
53210 Milwaukee County 23,922 9,359 $48k $174k
53227 Milwaukee County 22,885 4,472 $73k $226k
53224 Milwaukee County 21,223 2,093 $68k $211k
53206 Milwaukee County 19,887 7,499 $29k $83k
53226 Milwaukee County 18,908 2,762 $93k $336k
53228 Milwaukee County 15,121 2,881 $75k $272k
53233 Milwaukee County 14,497 8,270 $24k $138k
53205 Milwaukee County 9,265 6,412 $32k $124k
53203 Milwaukee County 2,357 5,309 $86k –
53295 Milwaukee County 90 377 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Milwaukee

12 ZIP codes named Milwaukee have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Milwaukee, WI: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
53201Milwaukee County
53234Milwaukee County
53237Milwaukee County
53259Milwaukee County
53263Milwaukee County
53267Milwaukee County
53268Milwaukee County
53274Milwaukee County
53278Milwaukee County
53288Milwaukee County
53290Milwaukee County
53293Milwaukee County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Milwaukee's ZIP codes reach?

Milwaukee County (FIPS 55079) is Milwaukee, a county-equivalent. 29 of the 36 residential ZIP codes of Milwaukee County are among Milwaukee's 29, listed here (the County column of the table marks them); the other 7 are 53154 (Oak Creek), 53132 (Franklin), 53172 (South Milwaukee), 53110 (Cudahy), 53129 (Greendale), 53235 (Saint Francis), 53130 (Hales Corners).

Milwaukee's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Milwaukee County (29 ZIP codes mainly there), Waukesha County (part of a ZIP code).

Which places do Milwaukee's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Milwaukee's residential ZIP codes cover Milwaukee itself and 11 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Milwaukee's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Milwaukee starts with 532.

Three-digit prefixes of Milwaukee's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Milwaukee's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
532 Milwaukee, WI (SCF 530) 41 42

41 of the 42 ZIP codes that start with 532 are Milwaukee's, all sorted at Milwaukee, WI (SCF 530). The other one is 53235 (Saint Francis).

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.