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53153

ZIP 53153 is North Prairie, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waukesha
Population
2,548
Coordinates
42.9409, -88.4021
☼ Live from 53153 — North Prairie, WI

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Where 53153 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53153
  • 🔢 Type 53153 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,153 = 23 × 2311. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53152 (New Munster, WI, 27 mi away) and 53154 (Oak Creek, WI, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53153 becomes 35135 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverside, AL, 654 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13355, 15353, 15533, 31535, 31553, 33155, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33155 in Miami, FL, 1,274 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯569 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53153 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 91.60°E — 1,110 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 53153 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,548This ZIP2,548
Households971This ZIP971
Housing units1,038This ZIP1,038
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$152,543This ZIP$152,543Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$430,100This ZIP$430,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,304This ZIP$1,304Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%This ZIP41.8%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density534.1 / sq miThis ZIP534.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees724This ZIP724
Annual payroll$39,013,000This ZIP$39,013,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$136,895,000This ZIP$136,895,000

Land area

Land area4.77 sq miThis ZIP4.77 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 53153

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

ZIP codes near 53153

ZIPCityDistance
53127 Genesee Depot, WI 1.5 mi
53118 Dousman, WI 4.8 mi
53183 Wales, WI 4.8 mi
53119 Eagle, WI 5.4 mi
53149 Mukwonago, WI 5.5 mi
53189 Waukesha, WI 5.6 mi
53018 Delafield, WI 7.4 mi
53188 Waukesha, WI 7.7 mi
53120 East Troy, WI 9.6 mi
53187 Waukesha, WI 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53153?

53153 is in North Prairie, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9409, -88.4021.

What county is 53153 in?

53153 lies in Waukesha County.

What area code is 53153?

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

What time zone is 53153 in?

53153 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53153?

About 2,548 people live in ZIP code 53153, in 971 households, at 534.1 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 53153?

$152,543 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53153?

The closest are 53127 (1.5 mi), 53118 (4.8 mi), 53183 (4.8 mi), 53119 (5.4 mi) and 53149 (5.5 mi).

Is 53153 a PO Box ZIP code?

53153 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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