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53170

ZIP 53170 is Silver Lake, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kenosha
Metro area
Kenosha, WI
Population
2,134
Coordinates
42.5555, -88.1562
☼ Live from 53170 — Silver Lake, WI

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Where 53170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53170
  • 🔢 Type 53170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,170 = 2 × 5 × 13 × 409. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53168 (Salem, WI, 2 mi away) and 53171 (Somers, WI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53170 becomes 07135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01375, 01537, 03751, 05731, 07513, 10537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70513 in Avery Island, LA, 899 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯573 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53170 and you would come out at 42.56°S, 91.84°E — 1,135 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 1.0 square miles of land, 53170 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 492 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,134This ZIP2,134
Households796This ZIP796
Housing units852This ZIP852
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$79,931This ZIP$79,931Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$284,400This ZIP$284,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,119This ZIP$1,119Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density2,100.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,100.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees326This ZIP326
Annual payroll$12,700,000This ZIP$12,700,000
Tax returns filed1,160This ZIP1,160
Total adjusted gross income$85,627,000This ZIP$85,627,000

Land area

Land area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Other place names in 53170

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ZIP codes near 53170

ZIPCityDistance
53109 Camp Lake, WI 1.5 mi
53168 Salem, WI 2.1 mi
53192 Wilmot, WI 3.1 mi
53179 Trevor, WI 3.2 mi
53101 Bassett, WI 3.8 mi
53152 New Munster, WI 4.1 mi
53181 Twin Lakes, WI 5.0 mi
53102 Benet Lake, WI 5.5 mi
53104 Bristol, WI 6.0 mi
60002 Antioch, IL 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53170?

53170 is in Silver Lake, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County, part of the Kenosha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5555, -88.1562.

What county is 53170 in?

53170 lies in Kenosha County.

What area code is 53170?

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

What time zone is 53170 in?

53170 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53170?

About 2,134 people live in ZIP code 53170, in 796 households, at 2,100.4 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 53170?

$79,931 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53170?

The closest are 53109 (1.5 mi), 53168 (2.1 mi), 53192 (3.1 mi), 53179 (3.2 mi) and 53101 (3.8 mi).

Is 53170 a PO Box ZIP code?

53170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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