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53045

ZIP 53045 is in Brookfield, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County; area code 262; Central time. Brookfield has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 53005 and 53008.

Upside down on a calculator, 53045 reads ShOES.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waukesha
Population
23,329
Coordinates
43.0589, -88.1525
☼ Live from 53045 — Brookfield, WI

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Where 53045 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53045
  • 🔢 Type 53045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOES — a real word! rare
  • ➕ As a number, 53,045 = 5 × 103 × 103. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53044 (Kohler, WI, 50 mi away) and 53046 (Lannon, WI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53045 becomes 54035, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03455, 04355, 04535, 04553, 05345, 05354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04553 in Newcastle, ME, 931 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯584 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53045 and you would come out at 43.06°S, 91.85°E — 1,117 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: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 14.4 square miles of land, 53045 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,329This ZIP23,329
Households9,680This ZIP9,680
Housing units9,976This ZIP9,976
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$123,750This ZIP$123,750Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$457,700This ZIP$457,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,015This ZIP$2,015Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.0%This ZIP64.0%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density1,618.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,618.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments826This ZIP826
Employees17,147This ZIP17,147
Annual payroll$1,235,522,000This ZIP$1,235,522,000
Tax returns filed11,860This ZIP11,860
Total adjusted gross income$1,983,933,000This ZIP$1,983,933,000

Land area

Land area14.42 sq miThis ZIP14.42 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 53045

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ZIP codes near 53045

ZIPCityDistance
53008 Brookfield, WI 2.3 mi
53005 Brookfield, WI 2.7 mi
53122 Elm Grove, WI 3.4 mi
53186 Waukesha, WI 3.7 mi
53263 Milwaukee, WI 4.8 mi
53187 Waukesha, WI 5.2 mi
53007 Butler, WI 5.3 mi
53226 Milwaukee, WI 5.6 mi
53146 New Berlin, WI 5.9 mi
53072 Pewaukee, WI 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53045?

53045 is in Brookfield, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0589, -88.1525.

What county is 53045 in?

53045 lies in Waukesha County.

What area code is 53045?

Brookfield uses area code 262, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53045 in?

53045 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53045?

About 23,329 people live in ZIP code 53045, in 9,680 households, at 1,618.4 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 53045?

$123,750 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53045?

The closest are 53008 (2.3 mi), 53005 (2.7 mi), 53122 (3.4 mi), 53186 (3.7 mi) and 53263 (4.8 mi).

Is 53045 a PO Box ZIP code?

53045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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