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53142

ZIP 53142 is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County; area code 262; Central time. Kenosha has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 53140, 53141, 53143 and 53144.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kenosha
Metro area
Kenosha, WI
Population
34,144
Coordinates
42.5617, -87.8918
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Where 53142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53142
  • 🔢 Type 53142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,142 = 2 × 3 × 17 × 521. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53141 (Kenosha, WI, 4 mi away) and 53143 (Kenosha, WI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53142 becomes 24135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34251 in Myakka City, FL, 1,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯586 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53142 and you would come out at 42.56°S, 92.11°E — 1,146 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 20.7 square miles of land, 53142 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,144This ZIP34,144
Households13,774This ZIP13,774
Housing units14,116This ZIP14,116
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,960This ZIP$88,960Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$268,100This ZIP$268,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,326This ZIP$1,326Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%This ZIP36.5%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density1,650.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,650.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments830This ZIP830
Employees13,754This ZIP13,754
Annual payroll$630,937,000This ZIP$630,937,000
Tax returns filed16,670This ZIP16,670
Total adjusted gross income$1,287,092,000This ZIP$1,287,092,000

Land area

Land area20.68 sq miThis ZIP20.68 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 53142

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ZIP codes near 53142

ZIPCityDistance
53158 Pleasant Prairie, WI 2.6 mi
53143 Kenosha, WI 3.2 mi
53141 Kenosha, WI 3.9 mi
53144 Kenosha, WI 4.4 mi
60075 Russell, IL 4.9 mi
53140 Kenosha, WI 5.2 mi
53194 Woodworth, WI 5.6 mi
53171 Somers, WI 5.6 mi
60096 Winthrop Harbor, IL 6.4 mi
60099 Zion, IL 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53142?

53142 is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County, part of the Kenosha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5617, -87.8918.

What county is 53142 in?

53142 lies in Kenosha County.

What area code is 53142?

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

What time zone is 53142 in?

53142 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53142?

About 34,144 people live in ZIP code 53142, in 13,774 households, at 1,650.7 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 53142?

$88,960 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53142?

The closest are 53158 (2.6 mi), 53143 (3.2 mi), 53141 (3.9 mi), 53144 (4.4 mi) and 60075 (4.9 mi).

Is 53142 a PO Box ZIP code?

53142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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