Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville
Town Square in downtown Janesville
Nickname(s): 
"Wisconsin's Park Place", "Bower City"
Location of Janesville in Rock County, Wisconsin.
Janesville
Janesville
Coordinates: 42°41′2″N 89°0′59″W / 42.68389°N 89.01639°W / 42.68389; -89.01639
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyRock
Incorporated1853
Government
  City managerKevin Lahner
Area
  City
34.76 sq mi (90.03 km2)
  Land34.16 sq mi (88.47 km2)
  Water0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  City
65,615
  Rank10th in Wisconsin
  Density1,890.37/sq mi (729.87/km2)
  Metro
160,092
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
53545–53548
Area code608
FIPS code55-37825
Websitewww.janesvillewi.gov

Janesville is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 65,615, making it the tenth-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is a principal municipality of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, which consists of all of Rock County and is included in the greater Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.