Town guide

Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin

Oconomowoc Lake is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, home to about 669 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53066.

Homes sold for a median of $284 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population669348 per sq mi
Median home value$1,210,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$284Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking49%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Oconomowoc Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Oconomowoc Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral 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 Lake; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Oconomowoc Lake

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

Oconomowoc Lake had 566 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 1261st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

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

Oconomowoc Lake population by census2000: 564, 2010: 595, 2020: 566564200059520105662020

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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Oconomowoc LakeJan: high 28°F, low 11°F, 1.7 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 14°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 25°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 61°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 52°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 40°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 29°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 18°F, 1.9 in28°11°Jan1.732°14°Feb1.644°25°Mar2.156°36°Apr3.969°47°May4.178°57°Jun4.982°61°Jul4.181°60°Aug4.274°52°Sep3.461°40°Oct2.846°29°Nov2.234°18°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oconomowoc Wwtp, WI weather station (about a mile 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

565 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oconomowoc Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Aurora Medical Center - SummitGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · SummitUnder a mile
  • Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · OconomowocUnder a mile
  • Watertown Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Watertown12.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors49
Specialist doctors139
Dentists33
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants120
Mental health providers126
Physical and occupational therapists63
Optometrists13
Chiropractors22
Pharmacies11

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 Oconomowoc Lake

Parks (20 nearby)

  • Champion Field Park · 27 acres1.1 mi
  • Roosevelt Park · 21 acres0.8 mi
  • Fowler Park · 11 acres0.5 mi
  • Golden View Park · 9 acres0.2 mi
  • Timber Woods Park · 7 acres0.3 mi
  • Oerding Park · 5 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • El Mercadito Gonzalez0.7 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Oconomowoc Public Library0.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • The Children’s Play Gallery0.6 mi
  • Oconomowoc Historical Museum0.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Oconomowoc Arts Center0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Oconomowoc Lake

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.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Adeline Montessori School IncOconomowocPre-K–8211Charter6.4 mi
Greenland ElementaryOconomowocPre-K–4263Public0.8 mi
Meadow View ElementaryOconomowocPre-K–4548Public2.1 mi
Park Lawn ElementaryOconomowocPre-K–4383Public1.1 mi
Stone Bank ElementaryOconomowocPre-K–8241Public4.3 mi
Summit ElementaryOconomowocPre-K–4504Public2.6 mi
Lake Country Classical Academy IncOconomowocK–12562Charter1.4 mi
Nature Hill IntermediateOconomowoc5–8750Public1.5 mi
Silver Lake IntermediateOconomowoc5–8633Public1.9 mi
Oconomowoc HighOconomowoc9–121,591Public0.7 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran SchoolOconomowocPre-K–610Other Lutheran2.1 mi
St Matthew Lutheran SchoolOconomowocPre-K–8205Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod2.3 mi
St Matthews Lutheran SchoolOconomowocPre-K–8205Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod2.3 mi
St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran SchoolOconomowocPre-K–8111Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.5 mi
Nexus Virtual EducationOconomowoc5–62Nonsectarian4.0 mi
Genesee Lake SchoolOconomowocUngraded110Nonsectarian4.4 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 City, Oconomowoc Town, Summit, Ashippun, Ixonia, Concord and Lac La Belle Village (Waukesha County).

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