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53147

ZIP 53147 is Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in Walworth County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Walworth
Population
18,638
Coordinates
42.5582, -88.4519
☼ Live from 53147 — Lake Geneva, WI

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Where 53147 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53147
  • 🔢 Type 53147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 53147 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53146 (New Berlin, WI, 32 mi away) and 53148 (Lyons, WI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53147 becomes 74135 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tulsa, OK, 598 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13457, 13475, 13745, 13754, 14537, 14735, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34715 in Clermont, FL, 1,033 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯559 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53147 and you would come out at 42.56°S, 91.55°E — 1,122 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 69.8 square miles of land, 53147 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,638This ZIP18,638
Households8,348This ZIP8,348
Housing units11,538This ZIP11,538
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$83,566This ZIP$83,566Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$369,100This ZIP$369,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,405This ZIP$1,405Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%This ZIP39.7%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density267.1 / sq miThis ZIP267.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments723This ZIP723
Employees10,124This ZIP10,124
Annual payroll$461,024,000This ZIP$461,024,000
Tax returns filed9,380This ZIP9,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,133,129,000This ZIP$1,133,129,000

Land area

Land area69.77 sq miThis ZIP69.77 sq mi
Water area7.68 sq miThis ZIP7.68 sq mi

Other place names in 53147

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ZIP codes near 53147

ZIPCityDistance
53195 Zenda, WI 3.6 mi
53157 Pell Lake, WI 4.5 mi
53191 Williams Bay, WI 5.0 mi
53125 Fontana, WI 5.7 mi
53176 Springfield, WI 6.2 mi
53128 Genoa City, WI 6.3 mi
60034 Hebron, IL 7.0 mi
53148 Lyons, WI 7.8 mi
53159 Powers Lake, WI 7.9 mi
53184 Walworth, WI 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53147?

53147 is in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in Walworth County, part of the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5582, -88.4519.

What county is 53147 in?

53147 lies in Walworth County.

What area code is 53147?

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

What time zone is 53147 in?

53147 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53147?

About 18,638 people live in ZIP code 53147, in 8,348 households, at 267.1 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 53147?

$83,566 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53147?

The closest are 53195 (3.6 mi), 53157 (4.5 mi), 53191 (5 mi), 53125 (5.7 mi) and 53176 (6.2 mi).

Is 53147 a PO Box ZIP code?

53147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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