Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Village
Location of Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Location of Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°32′20″N 87°52′13″W / 42.53889°N 87.87028°W / 42.53889; -87.87028
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyKenosha
Area
[2]
 • Total
33.69 sq mi (87.25 km2)
 • Land33.38 sq mi (86.45 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation
[3]
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
21,250[1]
 • Density630.18/sq mi (243.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53158[5]
Area code262
FIPS code55-63300[6]
GNIS feature ID1583935[3]
Websitepleasantprairiewi.gov

Pleasant Prairie is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in Kenosha County along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan, Pleasant Prairie was home to 21,250 people at the 2020 census. The village is positioned directly south of the city of Kenosha and directly north of the Illinois border.

Although located just 37 miles south of Milwaukee, it is part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Chicago combined statistical area (CSA) and metropolitan statistical area despite being 57 miles north of Chicago.[7] Among its notable features are the RecPlex and Chiwaukee Prairie.

  1. ^ "QuickFacts Pleasant Prairie village, Wisconsin; United States". census.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Census Quick Facts". census.gov. August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.