Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin | |
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RecPlex on Lake Andrea | |
Location of Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′20″N 87°52′13″W / 42.53889°N 87.87028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Kenosha |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.69 sq mi (87.25 km2) |
| • Land | 33.38 sq mi (86.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,250 |
| • Density | 630.18/sq mi (243.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 53158 |
| Area code | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-63300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583935 |
| Website | pleasantprairiewi |
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Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Located 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, Wisconsin and directly north of the Illinois border.
Although located just 37 miles (60 km) south of Milwaukee, it is part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Chicago metropolitan area despite being 57 miles (92 km) north of Chicago. Among its notable features are the RecPlex and Chiwaukee Prairie.