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53006

ZIP 53006 is Brownsville, Wisconsin, mostly in Dodge County; area codes 920 and 274; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dodge +1 more
Metro area
Beaver Dam, WI
Population
1,905
Coordinates
43.6201, -88.5336
☼ Live from 53006 — Brownsville, WI

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Where 53006 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53006
  • 🔢 Type 53006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,006 = 2 × 17 × 1559. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53005 (Brookfield, WI, 44 mi away) and 53007 (Butler, WI, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53006 becomes 60035 — and that is a real ZIP code: Highland Park, IL, 106 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00653, 03605, 05036, 05360, 05603, 06035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00653 in Guanica, PR, 2,173 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯580 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53006 and you would come out at 43.62°S, 91.47°E — 1,081 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 53006 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,905This ZIP1,905
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units823This ZIP823
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,625This ZIP$88,625Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$247,600This ZIP$247,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,164This ZIP$1,164Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density47.6 / sq miThis ZIP47.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees4,188This ZIP4,188
Annual payroll$630,680,000This ZIP$630,680,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$88,152,000This ZIP$88,152,000

Land area

Land area40.02 sq miThis ZIP40.02 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 53006 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dodge County 73.9%
Fond du Lac County 26.1%

Other place names in 53006

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ZIP codes near 53006

ZIPCityDistance
53065 Oakfield, WI 4.5 mi
53048 Lomira, WI 5.0 mi
53050 Mayville, WI 7.6 mi
53091 Theresa, WI 9.7 mi
54937 Fond Du Lac, WI 9.9 mi
53963 Waupun, WI 10.3 mi
53922 Burnett, WI 11.4 mi
54936 Fond Du Lac, WI 11.7 mi
54935 Fond Du Lac, WI 11.9 mi
54974 Rosendale, WI 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53006?

53006 is in Brownsville, Wisconsin, in Dodge County, part of the Beaver Dam, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6201, -88.5336.

What county is 53006 in?

53006 spans 2 counties: Dodge County and Fond du Lac County. Most of it falls in Dodge County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 53006?

Brownsville uses area codes 920 and 274, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53006 in?

53006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53006?

About 1,905 people live in ZIP code 53006, in 786 households, at 47.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 53006?

$88,625 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53006?

The closest are 53065 (4.5 mi), 53048 (5 mi), 53050 (7.6 mi), 53091 (9.7 mi) and 54937 (9.9 mi).

Is 53006 a PO Box ZIP code?

53006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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