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53189

ZIP 53189 is in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County; area code 262; Central time. Waukesha has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 53186, 53187 and 53188.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waukesha
Population
26,855
Coordinates
42.9441, -88.2910
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Where 53189 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53189
  • 🔢 Type 53189 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBIES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 53189 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53188 (Waukesha, WI, 5 mi away) and 53190 (Whitewater, WI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53189 becomes 98135, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13859, 15938, 18935, 18953, 19358, 19538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95138 in San Jose, CA, 1,799 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯575 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53189 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 91.71°E — 1,115 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 47.8 square miles of land, 53189 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,855This ZIP26,855
Households10,334This ZIP10,334
Housing units10,614This ZIP10,614
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$117,008This ZIP$117,008Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$406,200This ZIP$406,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,206This ZIP$1,206Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.0%This ZIP47.0%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density561.5 / sq miThis ZIP561.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments526This ZIP526
Employees8,589This ZIP8,589
Annual payroll$423,640,000This ZIP$423,640,000
Tax returns filed13,600This ZIP13,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,465,150,000This ZIP$1,465,150,000

Land area

Land area47.83 sq miThis ZIP47.83 sq mi
Water area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi

Other place names in 53189

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ZIP codes near 53189

ZIPCityDistance
53127 Genesee Depot, WI 4.6 mi
53188 Waukesha, WI 5.3 mi
53149 Mukwonago, WI 5.4 mi
53187 Waukesha, WI 5.6 mi
53153 North Prairie, WI 5.6 mi
53103 Big Bend, WI 5.8 mi
53183 Wales, WI 5.9 mi
53186 Waukesha, WI 6.9 mi
53146 New Berlin, WI 7.2 mi
53018 Delafield, WI 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53189?

53189 is in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9441, -88.2910.

What county is 53189 in?

53189 lies in Waukesha County.

What area code is 53189?

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

What time zone is 53189 in?

53189 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53189?

About 26,855 people live in ZIP code 53189, in 10,334 households, at 561.5 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 53189?

$117,008 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53189?

The closest are 53127 (4.6 mi), 53188 (5.3 mi), 53149 (5.4 mi), 53187 (5.6 mi) and 53153 (5.6 mi).

Is 53189 a PO Box ZIP code?

53189 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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