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53203

ZIP 53203 is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County; area codes 414 and 262; Central time. Milwaukee has 41 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Milwaukee
Population
2,357
Coordinates
43.0381, -87.9145
☼ Live from 53203 — Milwaukee, WI

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Where 53203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53203
  • 🔢 Type 53203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,203 = 83 × 641. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53202 (Milwaukee, WI, 1 mi away) and 53204 (Milwaukee, WI, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53203 becomes 30235, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03235, 03253, 20533, 23035, 23350, 23503, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33052 in Marathon Shores, FL, 1,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯595 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53203 and you would come out at 43.04°S, 92.09°E — 1,128 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 0.444 square miles of land, 53203 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 215 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,357This ZIP2,357
Households1,585This ZIP1,585
Housing units1,798This ZIP1,798
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,159This ZIP$86,159Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,788This ZIP$1,788Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.0%This ZIP73.0%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density5,308.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,308.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments335This ZIP335
Employees9,390This ZIP9,390
Annual payroll$608,701,000This ZIP$608,701,000
Tax returns filed1,430This ZIP1,430
Total adjusted gross income$120,332,000This ZIP$120,332,000

Land area

Land area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 53203

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ZIP codes near 53203

ZIPCityDistance
53259 Milwaukee, WI 0.1 mi
53290 Milwaukee, WI 0.1 mi
53268 Milwaukee, WI 0.3 mi
53288 Milwaukee, WI 0.3 mi
53293 Milwaukee, WI 0.3 mi
53201 Milwaukee, WI 0.4 mi
53234 Milwaukee, WI 0.4 mi
53237 Milwaukee, WI 0.4 mi
53274 Milwaukee, WI 0.4 mi
53267 Milwaukee, WI 0.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53203?

53203 is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0381, -87.9145.

What county is 53203 in?

53203 lies in Milwaukee County.

What area code is 53203?

Milwaukee uses area codes 414 and 262, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53203 in?

53203 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53203?

About 2,357 people live in ZIP code 53203, in 1,585 households, at 5,308.6 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 53203?

$86,159 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53203?

The closest are 53259 (0.1 mi), 53290 (0.1 mi), 53268 (0.3 mi), 53288 (0.3 mi) and 53293 (0.3 mi).

Is 53203 a PO Box ZIP code?

53203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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