Whitewater Wisconsin Map

About Whitewater, Wisconsin

Whitewater is a locality in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of 15,807. The population density is 685.8 people per km². Whitewater is located at 42.8336°N, 88.7323°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 53190.

Whitewater settles into the rolling hills of Walworth County like a well-worn quilt, its landscape a gentle embrace of fertile farmland and scattered woodlands. It lies 17.9 miles north-east of Janesville, WI (from Janesville, WI: bearing 54°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-east of Fort Atkinson. The air here often carries the clean scent of damp earth after a rain, a subtle perfume mingling with the distant hum of tractors. Open fields, gold or green depending on the season, stretch towards horizons that seem to breathe with the vastness of the Wisconsin sky, a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a bruised twilight purple with remarkable speed. The land itself feels patient, a quiet observer of the seasons turning, its contours smoothed by glaciers long departed but still whispering their history in the subtle swells and dips. The story of Whitewater is one of agricultural roots and educational ambition, a place that grew from the fertile promise of the land. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the bounty of the soil, with corn and soybeans dominating the patchwork of fields that define the surrounding countryside. Yet, Whitewater also pulses with the energy of a university town, the presence of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater infusing the community with a youthful vibrancy and a spirit of inquiry that animates its streets. This duality, the steady hand of farming and the quickening pulse of learning, gives Whitewater a unique character, a place where tradition and progress walk hand in hand under the broad, open sky.

About This Whitewater Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Whitewater, Wisconsin with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Whitewater and Walworth County.

Detailed location data for Whitewater includes the ZIP code (53190), telephone area code (608), county seat of Walworth County (Elkhorn), and school district assignment (Whitewater School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Whitewater is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.