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53020

ZIP 53020 is Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, mostly in Sheboygan County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sheboygan +2 more
Metro area
Sheboygan, WI
Population
3,431
Coordinates
43.8618, -88.0114
☼ Live from 53020 — Elkhart Lake, WI

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Where 53020 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 53020
  • 🔢 Type 53020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 241. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53019 (Eden, WI, 18 mi away) and 53021 (Fredonia, WI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53020 becomes 02035 — and that is a real ZIP code: Foxboro, MA, 855 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02035, 02053, 02305, 02350, 03052, 05032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32050 in Middleburg, FL, 1,011 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯611 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53020 and you would come out at 43.86°S, 91.99°E — 1,096 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 62.8 square miles of land, 53020 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,431This ZIP3,431
Households1,537This ZIP1,537
Housing units1,877This ZIP1,877
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$89,155This ZIP$89,155Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$330,900This ZIP$330,900Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,041This ZIP$1,041Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density54.7 / sq miThis ZIP54.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees1,019This ZIP1,019
Annual payroll$56,140,000This ZIP$56,140,000
Tax returns filed1,880This ZIP1,880
Total adjusted gross income$206,926,000This ZIP$206,926,000

Land area

Land area62.77 sq miThis ZIP62.77 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi

Counties 53020 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sheboygan County 95.2%
Manitowoc County 3.0%
Calumet County 1.8%

Other place names in 53020

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ZIP codes near 53020

ZIPCityDistance
53042 Kiel, WI 6.9 mi
53026 Greenbush, WI 6.9 mi
53023 Glenbeulah, WI 7.4 mi
53073 Plymouth, WI 7.7 mi
53061 New Holstein, WI 7.9 mi
53079 Saint Cloud, WI 9.9 mi
54232 Saint Nazianz, WI 10.9 mi
53015 Cleveland, WI 11.7 mi
53085 Sheboygan Falls, WI 11.8 mi
53057 Mount Calvary, WI 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53020?

53020 is in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County, part of the Sheboygan, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8618, -88.0114.

What county is 53020 in?

53020 spans 3 counties: Sheboygan County, Manitowoc County and Calumet County. Most of it falls in Sheboygan 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 53020?

Elkhart Lake uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53020 in?

53020 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53020?

About 3,431 people live in ZIP code 53020, in 1,537 households, at 54.7 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 53020?

$89,155 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53020?

The closest are 53042 (6.9 mi), 53026 (6.9 mi), 53023 (7.4 mi), 53073 (7.7 mi) and 53061 (7.9 mi).

Is 53020 a PO Box ZIP code?

53020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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