Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:13 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:18 am – 4:20 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 17°F38 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April36 in of snow a year, on about 20 days7 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kenosha station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksPike Riverriver · 1.0 miCarthage Collegecollege · under a mileGateway Technical Collegecollege · 1.4 miLincoln Park Pondlake · 3.4 miRiver Oaks Lakelake · 7.5 miRoot Riverriver · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHarbor Park Promenadestate park · 2.3 miAlford Parkpark · under a mile · 93 acresPetzke Parkpark · under a mileChiwaukee Prairie-Carol Beach Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 491 acresAdeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Parkstate park · 8.9 miGeorge Lake State Habitat Areastate recreation area · 11.6 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKenosha County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025240 of 347 days measured88 moderate, 18 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 167main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kenosha County monitors, WI
Drinking waterKenosha Water Utilityserves 99,218 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation622 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFroedtert Kenosha Center Hospital3.0 miPost officeKenosha Post Office2.5 miTown hallKenosha Municipal Building2.3 miPoliceUniversity of Wisconsin - Parkside Police Department2.1 miFire stationKenosha Fire Department Station 61.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryHarvey Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryBose Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryGrant Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarthage Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE23 miInterstateI-947.2 miUS highwayUS 417.2 miAmtrakSturtevant, WI SVT7.8 miLight rail54th St. and 6th Ave.Kenosha Area Transit (KAT)2.3 miCoachCarthage College 2nd Stop - NorthboundWisconsin Coach Linesunder a mileTransit68 stops within a mileKenosha Area Transit (KAT), RYDE RacineSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53141 ZIP area.
