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Welcome to Pleasant Prairie ...

The village of Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Prairie: Pleasant Pr.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Prairie has a population of 21,068 people<2> (see below for details).

Pleasant Prairie is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pleasant Prairie: 262

The ZIP code for Pleasant Prairie: 53158<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Prairie had an population of 21,068 people. This is an increase of 6.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Prairie had a population of 19,719 people (or 11.83% of the total population of Kenosha County). This makes Pleasant Prairie the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pleasant Prairie represents 0.35% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,719 people, the population of Pleasant Prairie increased 22.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,136 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasant Prairie.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pleasant Prairie - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Prairie.

Communities near Pleasant Prairie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Prairie.

  • Waukegan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Racine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Racine is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Mundelein
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gurnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <5>
  • North Chicago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Round Lake Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
  • Grayslake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Libertyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Prairie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Prairie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Prairie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Prairie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Prairie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Prairie.

Adding Pleasant Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Prairie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pleasant Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant Prairie post office opened in 1836.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Prairie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kenosha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pleasant Prairie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Pleasant Prairie). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pleasant Prairie or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/