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Johnson Creek Wisconsin Map

Explore Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

How to Use This Johnson Creek, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wisconsin or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Johnson Creek.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityJohnson Creek
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyJefferson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.076113
Longitude-88.774271
Population3,318
Density422.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes53038, 53094
Area Code608
County SeatJefferson
School DistrictJohnson Creek School District

About Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

Johnson Creek is a locality in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,318. The population density is 422.8 people per km². Johnson Creek is located at 43.0761°N, 88.7743°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Johnson Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 53038, 53094.

Johnson Creek unfurls across a landscape of gentle, glacial swells and fertile plains that catch the low, honeyed light of the afternoon sun. It lies 8.5 miles south-southwest of Watertown, WI (from Watertown, WI: bearing 196°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-northeast of Jefferson. This terrain, defined by the steady, winding passage of Johnson Creek, creates a corridor of riparian woodland and open fields that transition into the broader, ancient topography of the region. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, cooling quickly as dusk settles over Veterans Park, where the shadows of oak trees stretch long and thin across the grass. Four miles to the east, the waters of Hahns Lake remain a quiet, reflective presence, mirroring the shifting clouds of an expansive Midwestern sky that dominates the horizon far from the influence of any distant coast.

Industry and agriculture have long shaped the character of Johnson Creek, grounding its identity in the steady labor of the soil and the movement of goods through this crossroads. The local economy draws strength from its historical position as a transit point, where the pragmatic demands of commerce meet the enduring rhythms of dairy farming and small-scale manufacturing. Generations of settlers from Northern and Central Europe left their imprint on the social fabric, fostering a culture that values the quiet reliability of a Friday evening gathering and the communal spirit found in its public spaces. Life in Johnson Creek proceeds with a deliberate pace, marked by the changing seasons that turn the surrounding fields from shades of verdant spring to the muted, earthen browns of late autumn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Johnson Creek Historical Society (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 256° W
  • Centennial Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 311° NW
  • County Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 200° S
  • Glacial Drumlin State Trail (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 196° S
  • Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 358° N
  • Extensive Wl Habitat - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 358° N
  • Aztalan State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 260° W
  • Restored Mound (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 262° W
  • Princess Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 267° W
  • Jefferson Marsh State Wildlife And Natural Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 170° S
  • Azatlan State Park (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 264° W
  • Golf Course (Park) — 5.3 mi, 193° S
  • Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 104° E
  • Octagon House (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 024° NE
  • First Kindergarten (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 024° NE
  • Towne Cinema (Cinema) — 8.6 mi, 018° N
  • Hoard Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 196° S
  • National Dairy Shrine Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 196° S
  • Lake District Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 243° SW
  • The Flame of Friendship (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 198° S
  • Conical Indian Mounds (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 300° NW
  • The Children’s Play Gallery (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 080° E
  • Thunder Mountain Gallery (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 080° E
  • Oconomowoc Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 083° E
  • Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 293° NW
  • Young Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 175° S
  • Barnett Theater (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 175° S
  • Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.2 mi, 006° N · 44k acres

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About This Johnson Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.076113, -88.774271. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Johnson Creek includes the ZIP code (53038, 53094), telephone area code (608), county seat of Jefferson County (Jefferson), and school district assignment (Johnson Creek School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.