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Shorewood, Wisconsin
Shorewood is a village of 13,627 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, founded in 1900.
Why visit Shorewood
Townapedia lists 39 museums and landmarks, 30 parks and trails, 73 places to eat and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, North Point Light, Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies and Golda Meir School.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83°F; January lows average 14°F, and about 40 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Shorewood
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Shorewood
Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Shorewood, Wisconsin (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
Cinema and theater · 1.2 mi
Performing arts center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States
2419 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee
North Point Light
Lighthouse · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
Lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
School · 1.1 mi
University in Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education
School · 1.1 mi
Academic Institution
Museums and landmarks39
Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies
Monument and historic site · 1.0 mi
3367 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee
Golda Meir School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Primary school
1615 N Martin Luther King Dr, Milwaukee
Milwaukee-Downer "Quad"
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.0 mi
Building complex in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Shorewood Village Hall
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Village hall in Shorewood (Wisconsin, United States)
3930 North Murray Avenue, Shorewood
SS Appomattox
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.0 mi
Largest wooden steamship on the Great Lakes wrecked in 1905
Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum
Museum · 1.1 mi
3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee
Mo 11:00-13:00; Tu 12:00-14:00, 15:00-17:00; We 11:00-13:00,...
Astor on the Lake
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Historic building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Baasen House-German YMCA
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Building in Wisconsin, United States
Benjamin Church House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Building in Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Charles Allis House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
United States historic place
Chief Lippert Fire Station
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Fire station in Milwaukee, United States of America
East Brady Street Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic district in Wisconsin, United States
27 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds30
Lake Park
Park · National Register of Historic Places · 1.7 mi
Urban park in Milwaukee, United States
Estabrook Park
Park · 1.2 mi
Park in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
4400 Estabrook Parkway, Milwaukee
Hubbard Park
Park · 0.5 mi
Listed as a Milwaukee County Historical Society landmark
Juneau Park
Park · 3.1 mi
Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan
Kern Park
Park · 0.7 mi
3614 North Humboldt Boulevard, Milwaukee
Pleasant Valley Park
Park · 1.0 mi
1229 East Concordia Avenue, Milwaukee
Riverside Park
Park · 1.5 mi
1500 East Riverside Place, Milwaukee
Big Bay Park
Park · 1.3 mi
5000 North Lake Drive, Whitefish Bay
Cambridge Woods Park
Park · 1.1 mi
Cambridge & Providence, Milwaukee
18 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes73
Cafe Corazon
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.3 mi
3129 North Bremen Street, Milwaukee
Mo-Fr 11:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-20:00
Cloud Red
Bar and pub · American, International, Local · 0.5 mi
4488 North Oakland Avenue, Shorewood
Tu-Th 16:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 14:00-21:00
Colectivo Coffee
Cafe · American, Sandwich · 0.5 mi
4500 North Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa-Su 06:30-18:00
East Garden Chinese
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.5 mi
3600 North Oakland Avenue, Shorewood
Mo-Su 15:00-20:30
Milwaukee Brat House
Restaurant · Regional, German
4022 North Oakland Avenue, Shorewood
Mo-Th 11:00-02:00, Fr 11:00-02:30, Sa 10:00-02:30, Su 10:00-02:00
Pizza N Curry
Restaurant · Pizza, Indian, Pakistani
2213 East Capitol Drive, Shorewood
Mo,We-Su 11:00-21:00; Tu 16:00-21:00
Raul's Taco Shop
Restaurant · Tacos · 1.5 mi
1000 East Locust Street, Milwaukee
Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00
Shawarma House
Restaurant · 1.4 mi
Modest counter-serve restaurant offering beef shawarma, tabbouleh & other traditional dishes.
2921 North Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee
Mo-We, Su 11:00-03:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-00:00
Amorphic Beer
Bar and pub · 0.9 mi
3700 North Booth Street, Milwaukee
Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr 15:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00
Colectivo Coffee
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.4 mi
2999 North Humboldt Boulevard, Milwaukee
Mo-Fr 06:30-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
Gathering Place Brewing Company
Bar and pub · 0.8 mi
811 East Vienna Avenue, Milwaukee
Mo-Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-18:00
61 more on the map.
History
In the early 19th century when the first white settlers arrived, the Shorewood area was controlled by Native Americans, including the Menominee, Potawatomi, and Sauk people. The United States Federal Government traded the land from the Menominee people in 1832 through the Treaty of Washington.
The land was organized as part of the Town of Milwaukee in 1835, and when settlers arrived in the mid-1830s, they found the area to be heavily forested. They built two sawmills on the east bank of the Milwaukee River, and the unincorporated community around the sawmills was known as Mechanicsville. However, the mills' success was short-lived; both closed during the Panic of 1837. Thomas Bare, the area's first permanent white settler, arrived in 1841 and purchased ninety acres of farmland east of the Milwaukee River. Around 1850, another unincorporated community known as Humboldt was settled in the area. Humboldt's industrial base included a paper mill and a grist mill.
From the History section of Shorewood, Wisconsin on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship24
Brew City Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
First Unitarian Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Divinity-Divine Charity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church · Evangelical Lutheran · 1.5 mi
900 East Henry Clay Street, Whitefish Bay
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries58
Healthcare13
Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis Center
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.5 mi
400 West Estabrook Boulevard, Glendale
Thompson's Serve-U Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.4 mi
1421 East Capitol Drive, Shorewood
Columbia St. Mary's Park Woods Campus
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 mi
375 West River Woods Parkway, Glendale
Outreach Community Health Centers
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 mi
210 West Capitol Drive, Glendale
Planned Parenthood Milwaukee-Capitol Drive Health Center
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 mi
801 East Capitol Drive, Milwaukee
Map of Shorewood
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.5 in | 11.0 in |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 1.5 in | 9.9 in |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 1.8 in | 5.3 in |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.7 in | 1.5 in |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 2.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.0 in | 2.0 in |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 1.7 in | 9.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Mt Mary College Hcn (7 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Milwaukee County has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-06-30: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2025-09-11: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2020-04-04: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2020-03-11: Severe Winter Storm And Flooding (Flood)
- 2011-04-05: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 miles away.
- Glendale 3 mi northwest, about 5 min by car
- Milwaukee 4 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Brown Deer 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Cudahy 10 mi south, about 16 min by car
- Mequon 11 mi northwest, about 17 min by car
- Greenfield 11 mi southwest, about 17 min by car
- Brookfield 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Greendale 12 mi southwest, about 19 min by car
- Menomonee Falls 13 mi west, about 21 min by car
- New Berlin 15 mi southwest, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Shorewood August 2026 031 (Stone Creek Coffee), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 029 (North Shore Bank), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 030 (Metro Market), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 028 (School of Rock), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 032 (Foxhole Craft Beer Shop & Kitchen), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 027 (Milwaukee Brat House), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 033 (Foxhole Craft Beer Shop & Kitchen), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 026 (3970 N. Oakland Avenue), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 101 (Sage Specialty Pharmacy), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 034 (Lebnani House), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 100 (Positronic Tattoo and Cosmic Destroyer's Collectibles), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 056 (Erwin Cords House--1913 E. Olive Street), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 057 (1905 E. Olive Street), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 025 (Sage Specialty Pharmacy), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 024 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 103 (3970 N. Oakland Avenue), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 107 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 102 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 104 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 023 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 021 (United States Post Office), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 022 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 106 (United States Post Office), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 105 (Shorewood High School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 094 (Atwater Elementary School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 093 (Atwater Elementary School), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 099 (North Shore Fire-Rescue Station No. 83), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 092 (The Annason), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 098 (Shorewood Village Hall), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 097 (Shorewood Village Hall), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 096 (Shorewood Village Center), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 035 (N. Oakland Avenue), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 091 (Pizza N Curry and The City Market Café & Bakehouse), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 058 (4200 N. Maryland Avenue), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 108 (3840 and 3838 N. Oakland Avenue), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 095 (Shorewood Village Center), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 036 (N. Oakland Avenue), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 037 (The Signature), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 038 (North Shore Boulangerie), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shorewood August 2026 109 (Shorewood Community Fitness Center), Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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