Wisconsin · Census place 5564450

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Port Washington is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin with an estimated 12,750 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 76th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
12,750
#76 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
+2.5%
+315 people
Land area
6.0 sq mi
Density
2,143 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Port Washington. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

Port Washington population, 2020 to 2024

Port Washington added 315 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.5%. In the latest year it moved by +47. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 49th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Port Washington is 1.0 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 12,352. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Port Washington covers 5.95 square miles of land, for 2,143 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Port Washington is denser than the typical town.

What county Port Washington is in

All of Port Washington's residents live in Ozaukee County, which had 93,956 residents in 2024. Port Washington holds 13.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Port Washington

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Port Washington by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53024, 53074. 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 Port Washington is

The Census internal point of Port Washington is at 43.384900, -87.884100. Madison, the capital, is 78.5 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Cedarburg, WI (13,011 people), 7.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Milwaukee, WI, 22.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.384900, -87.884100
DMS
43°23'5.64"N 87°53'2.76"W
UTM
16N 428389.7E 4803938.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
86MJ94M8+X9

Daylight in Port Washington

At 43.38° N, Port Washington gets about 15 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 27 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Port Washington

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Saukville, 3.0 miles away, with 4,305 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Port Washington, WI?

12,750 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 315 (2.5%) from 12,435 in July 2020.

What county is Port Washington in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Port Washington?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 53024, 53074.

How far is Port Washington from Madison?

78.5 miles (126.3 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Port Washington.

What is the nearest larger city to Port Washington?

Cedarburg, WI, with 13,011 residents, 7.9 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.