Wisconsin · Census place 5572975

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sheboygan is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin with an estimated 49,624 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 13th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
49,624
#13 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
-0.7%
-350 people
Land area
16.2 sq mi
+ 0.20 sq mi water
Density
3,067 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Sheboygan. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

Sheboygan population, 2020 to 2024

Sheboygan lost 350 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +10. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 123rd; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Sheboygan is 4.0 times that size.

50.0k202049.6k202149.5k202249.6k202349.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 49,938. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Sheboygan covers 16.18 square miles of land and 0.20 of water, for 3,067 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Sheboygan is denser than the typical town.

What county Sheboygan is in

All of Sheboygan's residents live in Sheboygan County, which had 118,331 residents in 2024. Sheboygan holds 41.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Sheboygan

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Sheboygan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53081, 53083. 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 Sheboygan is

The Census internal point of Sheboygan is at 43.738700, -87.731500. Madison, the capital, is 94.8 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Oshkosh, WI (67,242 people), 45.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Milwaukee, WI, 48.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.738700, -87.731500
DMS
43°44'19.32"N 87°43'53.40"W
UTM
16N 441095.8E 4843111.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
86MJP7Q9+FC

Daylight in Sheboygan

At 43.74° N, Sheboygan gets about 15 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Sheboygan

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Kohler, 2.3 miles away, with 2,274 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sheboygan, WI?

49,624 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 350 (0.7%) from 49,974 in July 2020.

What county is Sheboygan in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Sheboygan?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 53081, 53083.

How far is Sheboygan from Madison?

94.8 miles (152.5 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Sheboygan.

What is the nearest larger city to Sheboygan?

Oshkosh, WI, with 67,242 residents, 45.8 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.