Wisconsin · Census place 5556375

New Berlin, Wisconsin

New Berlin is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin with an estimated 40,302 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 18th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
40,302
#18 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
-0.4%
-152 people
Land area
36.4 sq mi
+ 0.44 sq mi water
Density
1,106 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: New Berlin. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

New Berlin population, 2020 to 2024

New Berlin lost 152 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.4%. In the latest year it moved by +95. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 114th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so New Berlin is 3.2 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 40,449. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Berlin covers 36.43 square miles of land and 0.44 of water, for 1,106 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so New Berlin is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Berlin is in

All of New Berlin's residents live in Waukesha County, which had 417,029 residents in 2024. New Berlin holds 9.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Berlin

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap New Berlin by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53146, 53151. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where New Berlin is

The Census internal point of New Berlin is at 42.972000, -88.129200. Madison, the capital, is 63.8 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Allis, WI (59,784 people), 5.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Milwaukee, WI, 10.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.972000, -88.129200
DMS
42°58'19.20"N 88°07'45.12"W
UTM
16N 407918.6E 4758324.0N
Geohash
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Plus code
86JHXVCC+R8

Daylight in New Berlin

At 42.97° N, New Berlin gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Berlin

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Hales Corners, 4.6 miles away, with 7,766 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Berlin, WI?

40,302 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 152 (0.4%) from 40,454 in July 2020.

What county is New Berlin in?

Waukesha County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover New Berlin?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 53146, 53151.

How far is New Berlin from Madison?

63.8 miles (102.6 km) in a straight line, heading W from New Berlin.

What is the nearest larger city to New Berlin?

West Allis, WI, with 59,784 residents, 5.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.