Oconomowoc City is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, home to about 19,080 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 53066.
Homes sold for a median of $284 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Oconomowoc City; also Oconomowoc Town and Summit
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oconomowoc City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL97 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oconomowoc City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Oconomowoc City had 18,203 residents in the 2020 census, up 47% since 2000.
It’s the 46th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Waukesha County grew from 35,229 residents in 1900 to 406,978 in 2020.
Waukesha County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oconomowoc Wwtp, WI weather station (about a mile away).
246,232 jobs at 12,761 businesses in Waukesha County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
565 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oconomowoc City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 49 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 139 |
| Dentists | 33 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 120 |
| Mental health providers | 126 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 63 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 22 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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.
Parks (35 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1837.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Adeline Montessori School Inc, Oconomowoc Area School District, Stone Bank School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adeline Montessori School IncOconomowoc | Pre-K–8 | 211 | Charter | 6.4 mi |
| Greenland ElementaryOconomowoc | Pre-K–4 | 263 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Meadow View ElementaryOconomowoc | Pre-K–4 | 548 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Park Lawn ElementaryOconomowoc | Pre-K–4 | 383 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Stone Bank ElementaryOconomowoc | Pre-K–8 | 241 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Summit ElementaryOconomowoc | Pre-K–4 | 504 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Lake Country Classical Academy IncOconomowoc | K–12 | 562 | Charter | 1.4 mi |
| Nature Hill IntermediateOconomowoc | 5–8 | 750 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Silver Lake IntermediateOconomowoc | 5–8 | 633 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Oconomowoc HighOconomowoc | 9–12 | 1,591 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran SchoolOconomowoc | Pre-K–6 | 10 | Other Lutheran | 2.1 mi |
| St Matthew Lutheran SchoolOconomowoc | Pre-K–8 | 205 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.3 mi |
| St Matthews Lutheran SchoolOconomowoc | Pre-K–8 | 205 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2.3 mi |
| St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran SchoolOconomowoc | Pre-K–8 | 111 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.5 mi |
| Nexus Virtual EducationOconomowoc | 5–6 | 2 | Nonsectarian | 4.0 mi |
| Genesee Lake SchoolOconomowoc | Ungraded | 110 | Nonsectarian | 4.4 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 Oconomowoc Town, Summit, Ashippun, Ixonia, Oconomowoc Lake, Concord and Lac La Belle Village (Waukesha County).
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