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Princeton Wisconsin Map

Explore Princeton, 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 Princeton, Wisconsin

How to Use This Princeton, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Princeton, 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 Princeton.

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.

CityPrinceton
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyGreen Lake County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.850813
Longitude-89.121783
Population1,267
Density315.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54968
Area Code715
County SeatGreen Lake
School DistrictPrinceton School District

About Princeton, Wisconsin

Princeton is a locality in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,267. The population density is 315.6 people per km². Princeton is located at 43.8508°N, 89.1218°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Princeton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54968.

Princeton occupies a quiet reach of land where the Fox River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape of central Wisconsin. It lies 19.9 miles south-southeast of Waushara, WI (from Waushara, WI: bearing 167°T), and is situated 14.3 miles west of Ripon. The ground here holds the memory of ancient glaciers, manifesting as a tapestry of flat plains and gentle rises that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Elephants Back on the horizon. Only four miles away, the deep, clear waters of Green Lake temper the summer air, while the nearby Park provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and native timber that catch the low, golden light of late afternoon. Winter transforms the region into a study in monochromatic stillness, where the biting air turns the breath to frost and the fields lie in a dormant, brittle grace.

Princeton maintains a steady, industrious pace, its identity forged by the legacy of early settlers who found value in the fertile soil and the reliable current of the Fox River. The rhythm of daily life is punctuated by the bustle of the weekly outdoor market, a fixture that draws visitors to the storefronts and brick-faced buildings along the main thoroughfare. Economic life remains grounded in the practicalities of the region, balancing the heritage of local craftsmanship with the quiet demands of agriculture. Even in the depths of autumn, the town retains a sense of purpose, far removed from the topographical drama of places like Skunk Hollow, existing instead as a place where the seasons dictate the flow of time and the character of the people who call Princeton home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 286° W
  • Statewide Habitat Areas - Lm (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 260° W
  • Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 260° W
  • White River Marsh Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 359° N
  • Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 080° E
  • Lawsonia Golf Course (Park) — 5.3 mi, 109° E
  • Scattered Wildlife (Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 134° SE
  • Thrasher Opera House (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 093° E
  • Daycholah Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 097° E
  • The Montello Cottonwood (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 249° W
  • Benstead Theatre (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 092° E
  • Caestecker Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 092° E
  • Ripon College Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 092° E
  • Fox River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 232° SW · 1,996 acres
  • Ice Age Trail - Lm (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 298° NW
  • Firebowl (Stadium) — 20.6 mi, 357° N
  • Raube Road Historic Site (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 113° SE
  • The Painted Rock (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 292° W
  • Fox Lake Depot Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 152° SE
  • Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 343° N
  • Poygan Paygrounds (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 037° NE
  • Art History Musseum (Gallery) — 23.5 mi, 202° S
  • Weather Rock (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 262° W
  • End of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 127° SE
  • Waupun Heritage Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 128° SE
  • Auto Race: Green Bay to Madison (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 128° SE
  • Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.8 mi, 126° SE · 44k acres
  • Zona Gable Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 218° SW

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About This Princeton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Princeton, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.850813, -89.121783. 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 Princeton includes the ZIP code (54968), telephone area code (715), county seat of Green Lake County (Green Lake), and school district assignment (Princeton 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.