Please include applicable tax coupon with all payments (no need to mail tax bill).
- On or before January 31st only: Please use the included return envelope (to West Allis P.O. Box) enclosed with your tax coupon
- February 1st through July 31st to: Treasurer, City of Oak Creek, 8040 S 6th Street, Oak Creek, WI 53154.
Payments by mail are considered timely if:
- It is mailed in a properly addressed envelope,
- Postmarked before midnight of the last date prescribed for making the payment, with postage prepaid, and
- Is received by the proper official.
IMPORTANT POSTMARK INFORMATION
If you are mailing your property tax payment, please note that effective Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the USPS will begin applying postmarks at regional sorting centers instead of local offices, which may delay the official postmark date. Be sure to submit mail payments earlier than usual to avoid any delays.
December 31st is not a due date and; therefore, to ensure a receipt dated in December, payments by mail must be received in our office on or before December 30, 2025. Payments postmarked by December 31st and received within 5 business days after December 31st will be receipted as January; however, the reference note will reflect a December postmark.
Check(s)
- Should be made payable to City of Oak Creek.
- Personal Checks must include Name & Address. Include a phone number; if we need to resolve a problem with your check and are unable to reach you by phone, your check will be returned to you, your payment will be invalid and you may become delinquent.
- Escrow checks made payable to you and the City of Oak Creek need to be endorsed on the back by you before mailing in.
- Checks are processed and deposited as quickly as possible.
- The City reserves the right to reject any and all checks or certified funds for any irregularities, including but not limited to being improperly dated, completed or endorsed and; if returned to the payer unprocessed, the City is not responsible for taxes not immediately processed or that become delinquent or for interest and penalties on delinquent taxes.
- The City does not accept third party checks except from mortgage companies or banks specifically in payment of property tax.
- Please keep tax payments separate from any other payments.
- Checks returned from the bank for any reason are subject to a $25.00 recovery fee and payment is void. Full replacement payment, plus a separate recovery fee, must be paid with certified funds or cash, and must be received by the original due date to avoid additional charges.
