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53126

ZIP 53126 is Franksville, Wisconsin, mostly in Racine County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Racine +1 more
Population
7,064
Coordinates
42.7945, -87.9977
☼ Live from 53126 — Franksville, WI

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Where 53126 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53126
  • 🔢 Type 53126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,126 = 2 × 101 × 263. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53125 (Fontana, WI, 33 mi away) and 53127 (Genesee Depot, WI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53126 becomes 62135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15236, 15362, 15623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32615 in Alachua, FL, 947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯586 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53126 and you would come out at 42.79°S, 92.00°E — 1,133 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 52.5 square miles of land, 53126 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,064This ZIP7,064
Households2,804This ZIP2,804
Housing units2,890This ZIP2,890
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$101,206This ZIP$101,206Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$386,300This ZIP$386,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,229This ZIP$1,229Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%This ZIP36.8%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density134.5 / sq miThis ZIP134.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments220This ZIP220
Employees2,800This ZIP2,800
Annual payroll$236,345,000This ZIP$236,345,000
Tax returns filed3,580This ZIP3,580
Total adjusted gross income$379,531,000This ZIP$379,531,000

Land area

Land area52.51 sq miThis ZIP52.51 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 53126 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Racine County 99.7%
Milwaukee County 0.3%

Other place names in 53126

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 53126

ZIPCityDistance
53108 Caledonia, WI 3.1 mi
53132 Franklin, WI 6.4 mi
53177 Sturtevant, WI 7.0 mi
53182 Union Grove, WI 7.0 mi
53154 Oak Creek, WI 7.7 mi
53406 Racine, WI 7.9 mi
53150 Muskego, WI 8.7 mi
53402 Racine, WI 9.2 mi
53404 Racine, WI 9.5 mi
53405 Racine, WI 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53126?

53126 is in Franksville, Wisconsin, in Racine County, part of the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7945, -87.9977.

What county is 53126 in?

53126 spans 2 counties: Racine County and Milwaukee County. Most of it falls in Racine 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 53126?

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

What time zone is 53126 in?

53126 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53126?

About 7,064 people live in ZIP code 53126, in 2,804 households, at 134.5 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 53126?

$101,206 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53126?

The closest are 53108 (3.1 mi), 53132 (6.4 mi), 53177 (7 mi), 53182 (7 mi) and 53154 (7.7 mi).

Is 53126 a PO Box ZIP code?

53126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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