Rochester Wisconsin Map

About Rochester, Wisconsin

Rochester is a locality in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,785. The population density is 83.9 people per km². Rochester is located at 42.7329°N, 88.2503°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rochester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53167.

Rochester unfolds across a landscape of quiet, agrarian patience where the Fox River carves a steady, winding path through the heavy soil. It lies 5.1 miles north-northeast of Burlington, WI (from Burlington, WI: bearing 31°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south-southwest of Waterford. The light here catches the low-hanging horizon, illuminating fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Mount Tom, a solitary rise that anchors the view six miles to the west. Within the immediate basin of the river, the earth holds a cool, damp fertility, feeding the green edges of Pioneer Park where the air often carries the scent of turned loam and drying grasses. Only two miles to the northeast, the water gathers in the basin of Tichigan and Buena Lakes 359, mirroring the wide, pale sky of the inland plains in a stillness that persists long after the sun dips below the tree line.

Rochester carries the weight of a history built upon the steady labor of those who recognized the utility of the river for early milling and transport. The local economy persists in the rhythm of this agricultural legacy, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the ebb and flow of daily commerce more surely than any clock. On quiet evenings, the cultural character of the region emerges in the warmth of local gathering spots, where the tradition of the Friday fish fry remains a steadfast social anchor for those who call the area home. Life in Rochester moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, defined by the preservation of open land and the enduring connection between the people and the temperate, productive soil they cultivate.

About This Rochester Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rochester, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.732913, -88.250323. 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 Rochester includes the ZIP code (53167), telephone area code (608), county seat of Racine County (Racine), and school district assignment (Waterford Union High School District).

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.