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53072

ZIP 53072 is Pewaukee, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waukesha
Population
26,200
Coordinates
43.0800, -88.2666
☼ Live from 53072 — Pewaukee, WI

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Where 53072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53072
  • 🔢 Type 53072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 107. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53070 (Oostburg, WI, 44 mi away) and 53073 (Plymouth, WI, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53072 becomes 27035, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32750 in Longwood, FL, 1,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯579 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53072 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 91.73°E — 1,111 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 29.8 square miles of land, 53072 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,200This ZIP26,200
Households12,037This ZIP12,037
Housing units12,642This ZIP12,642
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$98,538This ZIP$98,538Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$437,800This ZIP$437,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,381This ZIP$1,381Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.6%This ZIP54.6%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density878.5 / sq miThis ZIP878.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments904This ZIP904
Employees14,683This ZIP14,683
Annual payroll$920,509,000This ZIP$920,509,000
Tax returns filed14,350This ZIP14,350
Total adjusted gross income$2,088,132,000This ZIP$2,088,132,000

Land area

Land area29.82 sq miThis ZIP29.82 sq mi
Water area4.19 sq miThis ZIP4.19 sq mi

Other place names in 53072

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ZIP codes near 53072

ZIPCityDistance
53188 Waukesha, WI 4.4 mi
53089 Sussex, WI 4.7 mi
53187 Waukesha, WI 5.0 mi
53056 Merton, WI 5.1 mi
53186 Waukesha, WI 5.1 mi
53045 Brookfield, WI 5.9 mi
53029 Hartland, WI 5.9 mi
53018 Delafield, WI 6.6 mi
53183 Wales, WI 7.3 mi
53064 North Lake, WI 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53072?

53072 is in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0800, -88.2666.

What county is 53072 in?

53072 lies in Waukesha County.

What area code is 53072?

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

What time zone is 53072 in?

53072 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53072?

About 26,200 people live in ZIP code 53072, in 12,037 households, at 878.5 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 53072?

$98,538 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53072?

The closest are 53188 (4.4 mi), 53089 (4.7 mi), 53187 (5 mi), 53056 (5.1 mi) and 53186 (5.1 mi).

Is 53072 a PO Box ZIP code?

53072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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