Zenda is an unincorporated community in the Town of Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located south of Geneva Lake and just north of the Illinois border. Its ZIP code is 53195.[2]

Zenda, Wisconsin
Zenda, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Zenda, Wisconsin
Zenda, Wisconsin
Zenda, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Zenda, Wisconsin
Zenda, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°30′43″N 88°28′54″W / 42.51194°N 88.48167°W / 42.51194; -88.48167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWalworth
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53195
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1577124[1]

History

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In 1955, a meteorite (the Zenda meteorite) was found in Zenda[3] by farmer Allyn Palmer. His oldest son later sold the meteorite to his high school science club for a few dollars.

Amtrak's Lake Country Limited stopped here in 2000–2001. Metra's Milwaukee District North Line also used to stop here from 1976-1982.

Economy

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The headquarters of Melges Performance Sailboats is located in Zenda.[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Zenda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Zenda meteorite". mindat.org. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Melges Performance Sailboats - melges.com". melges.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Olympic Yachting Medal Record". Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "Sailweb - keelboat - Melges 32 title for Paul Goodison". sailweb.co.uk. Retrieved May 15, 2016.