Port Washington, Wisconsin

About Port Washington

Port Washington, WI is a close-knit town located in southeastern Wisconsin counting 12,750 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Port Washington is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.95 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,143 residents per square mile.

📰 Port Washington News Today

• Replay: Wisconsin high school football updates, scores for Week 8 games Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Oct 9
• Port Washington residents get first look inside Wisconsin's $15-billion Vantage data center TMJ4 News · Sep 24
• ATC reapplies to build a more than $2B transmission project serving Port Washington data center WPR · Sep 18
• Port Washington AI data center dealt massive blow WLUK · Aug 6
• In a Wisconsin land rush, data centers made them millionaires Wisconsin Watch · Jul 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Port Washington Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 12,750.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Port Washington

• Fork & Tap — american
• China King — chinese
• Dockside Deli — sandwich

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Port Washington Light Station · Museum
• Pirates' Hollow Waterpark · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Port Washington

• Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sauk Creek Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ulao Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bley Estates Park reviews ★
• Coal Dock reviews ★
• Coal Dock Park reviews ★
• Kolbach Park reviews ★
• Oakland Avenue Green reviews ★
• Rotary Park reviews ★
• Schanen Acres Park reviews ★
• Stacker Park reviews ★
• Westport Meadows Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Port Washington

• Dunwiddie Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Port Washington High
• Thomas Jefferson Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Port Washington

🏘️ Nearby Communities