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53042

ZIP 53042 is Kiel, Wisconsin, mostly in Manitowoc County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Manitowoc +1 more
Metro area
Manitowoc, WI
Population
6,810
Coordinates
43.9569, -87.9723
☼ Live from 53042 — Kiel, WI

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Where 53042 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 53042
  • 🔢 Type 53042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,042 = 2 × 11 × 2411. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53040 (Kewaskum, WI, 32 mi away) and 53044 (Kohler, WI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53042 becomes 24035 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 624 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34205 in Bradenton, FL, 1,177 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯615 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53042 and you would come out at 43.96°S, 92.03°E — 1,095 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 62.0 square miles of land, 53042 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,810This ZIP6,810
Households2,800This ZIP2,800
Housing units2,952This ZIP2,952
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,389This ZIP$86,389Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$239,400This ZIP$239,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$778This ZIP$778Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density109.9 / sq miThis ZIP109.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments167This ZIP167
Employees3,239This ZIP3,239
Annual payroll$164,461,000This ZIP$164,461,000
Tax returns filed3,530This ZIP3,530
Total adjusted gross income$294,954,000This ZIP$294,954,000

Land area

Land area61.99 sq miThis ZIP61.99 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Counties 53042 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Manitowoc County 91.0%
Calumet County 9.0%

Other place names in 53042

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ZIP codes near 53042

ZIPCityDistance
54232 Saint Nazianz, WI 4.2 mi
54245 Valders, WI 6.3 mi
53020 Elkhart Lake, WI 6.9 mi
53061 New Holstein, WI 7.4 mi
53063 Newton, WI 8.4 mi
54207 Collins, WI 8.5 mi
53015 Cleveland, WI 9.9 mi
53014 Chilton, WI 11.2 mi
54160 Potter, WI 12.9 mi
53026 Greenbush, WI 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53042?

53042 is in Kiel, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County, part of the Manitowoc, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9569, -87.9723.

What county is 53042 in?

53042 spans 2 counties: Manitowoc County and Calumet County. Most of it falls in Manitowoc 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 53042?

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

What time zone is 53042 in?

53042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53042?

About 6,810 people live in ZIP code 53042, in 2,800 households, at 109.9 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 53042?

$86,389 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53042?

The closest are 54232 (4.2 mi), 54245 (6.3 mi), 53020 (6.9 mi), 53061 (7.4 mi) and 53063 (8.4 mi).

Is 53042 a PO Box ZIP code?

53042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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