Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Beaver Dam
City
Left to right, from top: Downtown Beaver Dam, Family Ice Arena, Lake Front Home, Downtown Watertower, Riverview Park, and the Dodge County Historical Society
Location of Beaver Dam in Dodge County, Wisconsin
Location of Beaver Dam in Dodge County, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam is located in Wisconsin
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Location of Beaver Dam in Wisconsin
Beaver Dam is located in the United States
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°27′35″N 88°50′9″W / 43.45972°N 88.83583°W / 43.45972; -88.83583
CountryUnited States of America
StateWisconsin
CountyDodge County
Settled1852
Government
 • MayorBecky Glewen
Area
 • City
8.70 sq mi (22.52 km2)
 • Land7.31 sq mi (18.94 km2)
 • Water1.38 sq mi (3.59 km2)  16.89%
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Population
 • City
16,708
 • Density2,242.99/sq mi (866.07/km2)
 • Metro
88,489
Time zoneCentral
ZIP code
53916[4]
Area code920
FIPS code55-05900
GNIS feature ID1561457[2]
Websitewww.cityofbeaverdam.com

Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city primarily located in Dodge County.[5] It is the principal city of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Statistical area which is included in the larger Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine CSA. The city is adjacent to the Town of Beaver Dam.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Beaver Dam WI ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Watertown, Wisconsin is larger, but it is mostly in Jefferson County