Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to about 13,627 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53211.
Homes sold for a median of $282 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Milwaukee; part is in Shorewood
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shorewood. 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)9 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL87 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shorewood; 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.
Shorewood had 13,859 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 71st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Milwaukee County grew from 330,017 residents in 1900 to 939,489 in 2020.
Milwaukee 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 14°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Mary College, WI weather station (7 miles away).
435,400 jobs at 20,466 businesses in Milwaukee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
682 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shorewood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 72 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 156 |
| Dentists | 30 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 96 |
| Mental health providers | 153 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 150 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 16 |
| Pharmacies | 15 |
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 (15 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
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.
Established in 1900.
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 Shorewood School District, Whitefish Bay School District, Milwaukee School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater ElementaryShorewood | Pre-K–6 | 474 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay | Pre-K–5 | 624 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Hartford Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee | Pre-K–8 | 256 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Lake Bluff ElementaryShorewood | Pre-K–6 | 531 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Maryland MontessoriMilwaukee | Pre-K–8 | 470 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Shorewood IntermediateShorewood | 7–8 | 300 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| New Horizons for LearningShorewood | 9–12 | 22 | Charter, Alternative Education | 0.4 mi |
| Riverside HighMilwaukee | 9–12 | 1,240 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Shorewood HighShorewood | 9–12 | 589 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Robert SchoolShorewood | Pre-K–8 | 261 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| Wisconsin Institute for Torah StudyMilwaukee | 9–12 | 107 | Jewish | 1.0 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 Milwaukee and Whitefish Bay.
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