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53171

ZIP 53171 is Somers, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kenosha
Metro area
Kenosha, WI
Coordinates
42.6423, -87.9032

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 53144, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 53171 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53171
  • 🔢 Type 53171 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 53171 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53170 (Silver Lake, WI, 14 mi away) and 53172 (South Milwaukee, WI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53171 becomes 17135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11357, 11375, 11735, 11753, 13157, 13751, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71315 in Alexandria, LA, 832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯587 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53171 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 92.10°E — 1,142 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 02m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees164This ZIP164
Annual payroll$7,915,000This ZIP$7,915,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 53171

ZIPCityDistance
53144 Kenosha, WI 1.6 mi
53140 Kenosha, WI 4.1 mi
53177 Sturtevant, WI 4.6 mi
53403 Racine, WI 5.3 mi
53142 Kenosha, WI 5.6 mi
53141 Kenosha, WI 5.8 mi
53406 Racine, WI 6.7 mi
53143 Kenosha, WI 6.7 mi
53405 Racine, WI 7.0 mi
53194 Woodworth, WI 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53171?

53171 is in Somers, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County, part of the Kenosha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6423, -87.9032.

What county is 53171 in?

53171 lies in Kenosha County.

What area code is 53171?

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

What time zone is 53171 in?

53171 uses America/Chicago.

What ZIP codes are near 53171?

The closest are 53144 (1.6 mi), 53140 (4.1 mi), 53177 (4.6 mi), 53403 (5.3 mi) and 53142 (5.6 mi).

Is 53171 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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