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Green Bay, WI

Green Bay, Wisconsin
City
Clockwise from top: Downtown Green Bay, Resch Center, Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge, Brown County Courthouse, Lambeau Field
Clockwise from top: Downtown Green Bay, Resch Center, Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge, Brown County Courthouse, Lambeau Field
Official seal of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Seal
Nickname(s): "Titletown", "Bayland", "Bay City", "Packerland", and "Packer City"
Location in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin.
Location in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin.
Green Bay, Wisconsin is located in the US
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°30′48″N 88°0′57″W / 44.51333°N 88.01583°W / 44.51333; -88.01583Coordinates: 44°30′48″N 88°0′57″W / 44.51333°N 88.01583°W / 44.51333; -88.01583
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Brown
Government
 • Mayor Jim Schmitt
Area
 • City 55.96 sq mi (144.94 km2)
 • Land 45.47 sq mi (117.77 km2)
 • Water 10.49 sq mi (27.17 km2)
Elevation 581 ft (177 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 104,057
 • Estimate (2015) 105,207
 • Rank US: 272nd
 • Density 2,288.5/sq mi (883.6/km2)
 • Urban 206,520 (US: 176th)
 • Metro 312,409 (US: 158th)
Time zone Central (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP code 54301-08, 54311, 54313, 54324, 54344
Area code 920
FIPS code 55-31000
GNIS feature ID 1565801
Website greenbaywi.gov

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is located 581 feet (177 m) above sea level and 112 miles (180 km) north of Milwaukee. The population was 104,057 at the 2010 census. Green Bay is the third-largest city in the state of Wisconsin, after Milwaukee and Madison, and the third-largest city on the west shore of Lake Michigan, after Chicago and Milwaukee. Green Bay is home to the National Football League team Green Bay Packers.

Green Bay is the principal city of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties; the MSA had a combined population of 306,241 at the 2010 census.

Green Bay is an industrial city with several meatpacking plants, paper mills, and a port on Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan known locally as "the Bay of Green Bay". Located in Green Bay are the Neville Public Museum, with exhibitions of art, history, and science; the Children's Museum; and the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.


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