Salem Lakes is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, home to about 14,366 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 53168, 53170, 53179 and 53192, and parts of 53104 are in Salem Lakes too.
Homes sold for a median of $237 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Salem Lakes; also Paddock Lake and Brighton Town (Kenosha County)
All in Salem Lakes
All in Salem Lakes
Mostly Salem Lakes; also Randall
Mostly Bristol Village; part is in Salem Lakes
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Salem Lakes. 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)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL54 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Salem Lakes; 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.
It’s the 66th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Kenosha County grew from 21,707 residents in 1900 to 169,151 in 2020.
Kenosha County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paddock Lake, WI weather station (3 miles away).
67,834 jobs at 3,403 businesses in Kenosha County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Salem Lakes’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 17 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (18 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Silver Lake J1 School District, Salem School District, Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview ElementarySilver Lake | Pre-K–8 | 449 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Salem ElementarySalem | Pre-K–8 | 936 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Trevor-Wilmot GradeTrevor | Pre-K–8 | 455 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Central HighSalem | 9–12 | 1,309 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Wilmot HighWilmot | 9–12 | 840 | Public | 3.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bristol Village, Paddock Lake, Kenosha, Brighton Town (Kenosha County), Paris Town (Kenosha County) and Randall.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.