Zenda, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

42°30′43″N 88°28′54″W / 42.51194°N 88.48167°W / 42.51194; -88.48167Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyWalworthElevation

298 m (978 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

53195

Area code262GNIS feature ID1577124^[1]

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]

History

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

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

Notable people

Buddy Melges, Olympic gold medalist in sailing and co-skipper of 1992 America's Cup winner America³, lived in Zenda.^[5]
Harry Melges III, world champion sailor,^[6] and son of Buddy Melges, lives in Zenda.

References

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