Town guide

Lisbon, Wisconsin

Lisbon is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, home to about 19,477 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53017, 53029, 53072 and 53089.

Homes sold for a median of $249 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population19,477726 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$249Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Lisbon

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lisbon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Lisbon

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Milwaukee, WI15 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL94 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lisbon; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lisbon

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lisbon had 10,477 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 43rd largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Waukesha County grew from 35,229 residents in 1900 to 406,978 in 2020.

Lisbon population by census2000: 9,359, 2010: 10,157, 2020: 10,4779,359200010,157201010,4772020

Waukesha County, 1900–2020

Waukesha County population, 1900 to 20201900: 35,229, 1910: 37,100, 1920: 42,612, 1930: 52,358, 1940: 62,744, 1950: 85,901, 1960: 158,249, 1970: 231,365, 1980: 280,326, 1990: 304,715, 2000: 360,767, 2010: 389,891, 2020: 406,97835K’00’1043K’20’3063K’40’50158K’60’70280K’80’90361K’00’10407K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LisbonJan: high 28°F, low 11°F, 1.7 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 13°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 23°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 54°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 51°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 40°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 28°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 18°F, 2.1 in28°11°Jan1.732°13°Feb1.943°23°Mar2.156°34°Apr3.968°45°May4.179°54°Jun4.783°60°Jul4.281°59°Aug3.773°51°Sep3.360°40°Oct2.945°28°Nov2.333°18°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richfield 3 Ssw, WI weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Waukesha County

246,232 jobs at 12,761 businesses in Waukesha County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Waukesha CountyManufacturing: 39,022 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 30,475 jobs; Retail trade: 26,109 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 17,723 jobs; Construction: 17,715 jobs; Company headquarters: 16,756 jobs; Wholesale trade: 16,463 jobs; Professional services: 14,014 jobsManufacturing 16% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 7% Construction 7% Company headquarters 7% Wholesale trade 7% Professional services 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

503 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lisbon’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Community Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Menomonee Falls6.1 miles
  • Ascension Wisconsin Hosp Menomonee Falls CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · Menomonee Falls8.6 miles
  • Waukesha Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waukesha8.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors55
Specialist doctors42
Dentists56
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants89
Mental health providers116
Physical and occupational therapists90
Optometrists11
Chiropractors44
Pharmacies19

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Lisbon

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Lisbon Community Park · 136 acres2.2 mi
  • Sussex Village Park · 71 acres1.0 mi
  • Armory Park · 37 acres1.8 mi
  • Merton Fireman's Park · 19 acres3.2 mi
  • Lisbon Oaks Park · 10 acres1.7 mi
  • Balmer Park · 8 acres3.0 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Pick 'n Save0.4 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly1.5 mi
  • Meijer1.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Pauline Haass Public Library1.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Sussex Lisbon Area Historical Society1.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Lake Country Players5.3 mi
  • Sharon Lynne Wilson Center For The Arts6.1 mi
  • Milwaukee Tool Amphitheater7.2 mi
  • Falls Patio Players7.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Lisbon

Public schools here are run by Germantown School District, Lake Country School District, Merton Community School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (20)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Amy Belle ElementaryColgatePre-K–5356Public5.4 mi
Lake Country SchoolHartlandPre-K–8447Public7.3 mi
Merton PrimaryHartlandPre-K–4526Public3.1 mi
North ElementaryHartlandPre-K–2405Public5.2 mi
North Lake ElementaryHartlandPre-K–8365Public6.1 mi
Pewaukee Lake ElementaryPewaukeePre-K–2748Public4.3 mi
Richmond ElementarySussexPre-K–8410Public1.7 mi
Swallow ElementaryHartlandPre-K–8432Public4.8 mi
Maple Avenue ElementarySussexK–4457Public1.3 mi
Woodside ElementarySussexK–4456Public2.0 mi
Horizon SchoolPewaukee3–5647Public4.4 mi
South ElementaryHartland3–5332Public5.5 mi
Merton IntermediateHartland5–8368Public3.0 mi
Silver Spring IntermediateSussex5–6758Public3.1 mi
Asa Clark MiddlePewaukee6–8623Public4.4 mi
North Shore MiddleHartland6–8354Public5.7 mi
Templeton MiddleSussex7–8766Public2.9 mi
Arrowhead HighHartland9–121,950Public5.1 mi
Hamilton HighSussex9–121,577Public3.1 mi
Pewaukee HighPewaukee9–12889Public4.5 mi
Private schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Augustine AcademyHartlandPre-K–10133Christian (no specific denomination)7.8 mi
Christian Education Leadership AcademPewaukeePre-K–8340Christian (no specific denomination)2.7 mi
Dayspring Christian SchoolPewaukeePre-K–1246Baptist7.4 mi
Divine Redeemer Lutheran SchoolHartlandPre-K–8338Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod6.5 mi
Prairie Hill Waldorf SchoolPewaukeePre-K–8172Nonsectarian7.2 mi
St Anthony On the Lake SchoolPewaukeePre-K–8182Roman Catholic6.2 mi
St Augustine SchoolColgatePre-K–1266Roman Catholic5.1 mi
St Charles Parish SchoolHartlandPre-K–8274Roman Catholic4.9 mi
University Lake SchoolHartlandPre-K–12212Nonsectarian7.2 mi
Zion Lutheran SchoolHartlandPre-K–834Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod4.8 mi
Lake Country Lutheran High SchoolHartland9–12352Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod6.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sussex, Pewaukee City, Hartland, Pewaukee Village, Merton Town, Richfield, Waukesha, Delafield Town, Merton Village, Delafield City, Brookfield Town, Germantown, Chenequa and Erin.

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