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ZIP code 53227 — Milwaukee

ZIP code 53227 serves Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Postal code
53227
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Milwaukee
County
Milwaukee FIPS 55079
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.9949, -88.0364 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
22,988 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
4,493 / sq mi
Land area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$71,594
Per-capita income
$42,874
Median age
38
Households
10,700
Housing units
11,519
Median home value
$214,300
Median gross rent
$1,057 / month
Congressional districts
WI-5 (also WI-4) (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
5b (-15 to -10 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
Area codes
414, 262
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F313445577080858377624836
Avg low °F151727374858636254423021
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WEST ALLIS (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 53227

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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