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53038

ZIP 53038 is Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
4,192
Coordinates
43.0846, -88.7910
☼ Live from 53038 — Johnson Creek, WI

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Where 53038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53038
  • 🔢 Type 53038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,038 = 2 × 23 × 1153. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53037 (Jackson, WI, 35 mi away) and 53039 (Juneau, WI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53038 becomes 83035, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03583, 03835, 03853, 05833, 08353, 08533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85033 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,426 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯554 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53038 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 91.21°E — 1,088 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 30.9 square miles of land, 53038 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,192This ZIP4,192
Households1,616This ZIP1,616
Housing units1,643This ZIP1,643
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$96,127This ZIP$96,127Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$327,400This ZIP$327,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density135.6 / sq miThis ZIP135.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees2,786This ZIP2,786
Annual payroll$131,311,000This ZIP$131,311,000
Tax returns filed2,160This ZIP2,160
Total adjusted gross income$174,179,000This ZIP$174,179,000

Land area

Land area30.92 sq miThis ZIP30.92 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Other place names in 53038

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ZIP codes near 53038

ZIPCityDistance
53094 Watertown, WI 5.1 mi
53551 Lake Mills, WI 6.3 mi
53549 Jefferson, WI 7.0 mi
53137 Helenville, WI 8.1 mi
53178 Sullivan, WI 10.5 mi
53594 Waterloo, WI 11.4 mi
53098 Watertown, WI 12.4 mi
53036 Ixonia, WI 12.7 mi
53538 Fort Atkinson, WI 12.8 mi
53523 Cambridge, WI 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53038?

53038 is in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County, part of the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0846, -88.7910.

What county is 53038 in?

53038 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 53038?

Johnson Creek uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53038 in?

53038 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53038?

About 4,192 people live in ZIP code 53038, in 1,616 households, at 135.6 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 53038?

$96,127 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53038?

The closest are 53094 (5.1 mi), 53551 (6.3 mi), 53549 (7 mi), 53137 (8.1 mi) and 53178 (10.5 mi).

Is 53038 a PO Box ZIP code?

53038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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