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53156

ZIP 53156 is Palmyra, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
3,232
Coordinates
42.8899, -88.5888
☼ Live from 53156 — Palmyra, WI

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Where 53156 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53156
  • 🔢 Type 53156 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,156 = 2 × 2 × 97 × 137. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53154 (Oak Creek, WI, 35 mi away) and 53157 (Pell Lake, WI, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53156 becomes 65135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13655, 15365, 15536, 15563, 15635, 16553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31565 in Waverly, GA, 901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% 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 53156 and you would come out at 42.89°S, 91.41°E — 1,104 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 01m.
  • 📏 At 30.8 square miles of land, 53156 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,232This ZIP3,232
Households1,306This ZIP1,306
Housing units1,461This ZIP1,461
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,313This ZIP$85,313Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$238,200This ZIP$238,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$778This ZIP$778Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density104.9 / sq miThis ZIP104.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees942This ZIP942
Annual payroll$73,481,000This ZIP$73,481,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$131,218,000This ZIP$131,218,000

Land area

Land area30.80 sq miThis ZIP30.80 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 53156

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ZIP codes near 53156

ZIPCityDistance
53119 Eagle, WI 5.2 mi
53118 Dousman, WI 7.0 mi
53137 Helenville, WI 9.1 mi
53190 Whitewater, WI 9.4 mi
53178 Sullivan, WI 9.7 mi
53153 North Prairie, WI 10.1 mi
53120 East Troy, WI 10.6 mi
53549 Jefferson, WI 11.1 mi
53127 Genesee Depot, WI 11.5 mi
53121 Elkhorn, WI 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53156?

53156 is in Palmyra, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County, part of the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8899, -88.5888.

What county is 53156 in?

53156 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 53156?

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

What time zone is 53156 in?

53156 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53156?

About 3,232 people live in ZIP code 53156, in 1,306 households, at 104.9 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 53156?

$85,313 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53156?

The closest are 53119 (5.2 mi), 53118 (7 mi), 53137 (9.1 mi), 53190 (9.4 mi) and 53178 (9.7 mi).

Is 53156 a PO Box ZIP code?

53156 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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