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53178

ZIP 53178 is Sullivan, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County; area code 262; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Population
2,497
Coordinates
43.0295, -88.5968
☼ Live from 53178 — Sullivan, WI

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Where 53178 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53178
  • 🔢 Type 53178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,178 = 2 × 3 × 8863. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53177 (Sturtevant, WI, 40 mi away) and 53179 (Trevor, WI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53178 becomes 87135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85371 in Poston, AZ, 1,521 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯562 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53178 and you would come out at 43.03°S, 91.40°E — 1,099 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 31.9 square miles of land, 53178 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,497This ZIP2,497
Households1,028This ZIP1,028
Housing units1,137This ZIP1,137
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$99,875This ZIP$99,875Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$371,500This ZIP$371,500Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,013This ZIP$1,013Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density78.4 / sq miThis ZIP78.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees269This ZIP269
Annual payroll$12,929,000This ZIP$12,929,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$121,062,000This ZIP$121,062,000

Land area

Land area31.86 sq miThis ZIP31.86 sq mi
Water area1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi

Other place names in 53178

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ZIP codes near 53178

ZIPCityDistance
53137 Helenville, WI 3.9 mi
53118 Dousman, WI 7.1 mi
53066 Oconomowoc, WI 8.0 mi
53549 Jefferson, WI 9.1 mi
53156 Palmyra, WI 9.7 mi
53069 Okauchee, WI 10.1 mi
53036 Ixonia, WI 10.4 mi
53094 Watertown, WI 10.4 mi
53018 Delafield, WI 10.5 mi
53038 Johnson Creek, WI 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53178?

53178 is in Sullivan, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County, part of the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0295, -88.5968.

What county is 53178 in?

53178 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 53178?

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

What time zone is 53178 in?

53178 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53178?

About 2,497 people live in ZIP code 53178, in 1,028 households, at 78.4 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 53178?

$99,875 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53178?

The closest are 53137 (3.9 mi), 53118 (7.1 mi), 53066 (8 mi), 53549 (9.1 mi) and 53156 (9.7 mi).

Is 53178 a PO Box ZIP code?

53178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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