Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to about 48,529 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 53213 and 53226, and parts of 53222 and 53225 are in Wauwatosa too.
Homes sold for a median of $252 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Wauwatosa; also Milwaukee
Mostly Wauwatosa; also Milwaukee
Mostly Milwaukee; part is in Wauwatosa
Mostly Milwaukee; part is in Wauwatosa
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL86 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wauwatosa; 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.
Wauwatosa had 48,387 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 14th 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 (about a mile 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).
5,433 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wauwatosa’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 383 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2,384 |
| Dentists | 132 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1,519 |
| Mental health providers | 672 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 285 |
| Optometrists | 28 |
| Chiropractors | 30 |
| Pharmacies | 34 |
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 (36 nearby)
Grocery stores (14 nearby)
Pharmacies (13 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 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.
Colleges and universities
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 Wauwatosa School District, Milwaukee School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 373 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Hawley Environmental SchoolMilwaukee | Pre-K–5 | 299 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Jefferson ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 222 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 336 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12Milwaukee | Pre-K–12 | 823 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Madison ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 257 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| McKinley ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 388 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Roosevelt ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 396 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Underwood ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 315 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Washington ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 285 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Wauwatosa Montessori SchoolWauwatosa | Pre-K–8 | 176 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Wilson ElementaryWauwatosa | Pre-K–5 | 218 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Vel R Phillips SchoolWauwatosa | K–12 | 139 | Alternative Education | 1.4 mi |
| Wauwatosa STEMWauwatosa | K–5 | 127 | Charter | 1.5 mi |
| Wauwatosa Virtual AcademyWauwatosa | K–12 | 91 | Charter | 1.3 mi |
| Longfellow MiddleWauwatosa | 6–8 | 782 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Whitman MiddleWauwatosa | 6–8 | 570 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| East HighWauwatosa | 9–12 | 1,043 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| West HighWauwatosa | 9–12 | 986 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ King SchoolWauwatosa | Pre-K–8 | 226 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 mi |
| Milwaukee Montessori SchoolMilwaukee | Pre-K–8 | 206 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Our Redeemer Lutheran SchoolWauwatosa | Pre-K–8 | 83 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.5 mi |
| St John's Evangelical Lutheran SchoolWauwatosa | Pre-K–8 | 166 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 1.3 mi |
| St Jude the Apostle SchoolWauwatosa | Pre-K–8 | 351 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
| St Vincent Pallotti SchoolMilwaukee | Pre-K–8 | 173 | Roman Catholic | 2.3 mi |
| Children's WorkshopWauwatosa | K | 2 | Nonsectarian | 1.4 mi |
| Kradwell SchoolWauwatosa | 7–12 | 45 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
| Kingdom Prep Lutheran High SchoolWauwatosa | 9–12 | 218 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 1.1 mi |
| Wisconsin Lutheran High SchoolMilwaukee | 9–12 | 921 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2.0 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 Milwaukee City (Waukesha County).
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