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53122

ZIP 53122 is Elm Grove, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County; area codes 414 and 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waukesha
Population
6,508
Coordinates
43.0475, -88.0870
☼ Live from 53122 — Elm Grove, WI

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Where 53122 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53122
  • 🔢 Type 53122 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,122 = 2 × 26561. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53121 (Elkhorn, WI, 32 mi away) and 53125 (Fontana, WI, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53122 becomes 22135 — and that is a real ZIP code: Quantico, VA, 645 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12235, 12325, 12523, 13225, 13252, 15223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32125 in Daytona Beach, FL, 1,033 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯587 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53122 and you would come out at 43.05°S, 91.91°E — 1,120 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 3.3 square miles of land, 53122 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,508This ZIP6,508
Households2,293This ZIP2,293
Housing units2,470This ZIP2,470
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$157,962This ZIP$157,962Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$514,800This ZIP$514,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,900This ZIP$1,900Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.2%This ZIP74.2%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density1,991.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,991.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments268This ZIP268
Employees2,999This ZIP2,999
Annual payroll$191,206,000This ZIP$191,206,000
Tax returns filed3,200This ZIP3,200
Total adjusted gross income$761,361,000This ZIP$761,361,000

Land area

Land area3.27 sq miThis ZIP3.27 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 53122

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ZIP codes near 53122

ZIPCityDistance
53005 Brookfield, WI 1.2 mi
53008 Brookfield, WI 1.3 mi
53226 Milwaukee, WI 2.2 mi
53263 Milwaukee, WI 2.3 mi
53045 Brookfield, WI 3.4 mi
53222 Milwaukee, WI 3.5 mi
53214 Milwaukee, WI 4.2 mi
53227 Milwaukee, WI 4.2 mi
53007 Butler, WI 4.3 mi
53213 Milwaukee, WI 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53122?

53122 is in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0475, -88.0870.

What county is 53122 in?

53122 lies in Waukesha County.

What area code is 53122?

Elm Grove uses area codes 414 and 262, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53122 in?

53122 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53122?

About 6,508 people live in ZIP code 53122, in 2,293 households, at 1,991.4 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 53122?

$157,962 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53122?

The closest are 53005 (1.2 mi), 53008 (1.3 mi), 53226 (2.2 mi), 53263 (2.3 mi) and 53045 (3.4 mi).

Is 53122 a PO Box ZIP code?

53122 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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