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53217

ZIP 53217 is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
29,957
Coordinates
43.1582, -87.9132
☼ Live from 53217 — Milwaukee, WI

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Where 53217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53217
  • 🔢 Type 53217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,217 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 73. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53216 (Milwaukee, WI, 6 mi away) and 53218 (Milwaukee, WI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53217 becomes 71235 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dubach, LA, 768 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12537, 13752, 15237, 15327, 15723, 15732, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32751 in Maitland, FL, 1,068 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯597 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53217 and you would come out at 43.16°S, 92.09°E — 1,124 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 14.1 square miles of land, 53217 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,957This ZIP29,957
Households11,605This ZIP11,605
Housing units12,215This ZIP12,215
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$133,021This ZIP$133,021Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$449,100This ZIP$449,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,591This ZIP$1,591Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.1%This ZIP73.1%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density2,126.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,126.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments854This ZIP854
Employees10,923This ZIP10,923
Annual payroll$518,276,000This ZIP$518,276,000
Tax returns filed14,790This ZIP14,790
Total adjusted gross income$3,184,104,000This ZIP$3,184,104,000

Land area

Land area14.09 sq miThis ZIP14.09 sq mi
Water area2.40 sq miThis ZIP2.40 sq mi

Counties 53217 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Milwaukee County 99.4%
Ozaukee County 0.6%

Other place names in 53217

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ZIP codes near 53217

ZIPCityDistance
53209 Milwaukee, WI 2.8 mi
53223 Milwaukee, WI 3.8 mi
53092 Mequon, WI 4.4 mi
53218 Milwaukee, WI 5.1 mi
53211 Milwaukee, WI 5.4 mi
53206 Milwaukee, WI 5.8 mi
53212 Milwaukee, WI 5.8 mi
53216 Milwaukee, WI 5.9 mi
53224 Milwaukee, WI 6.4 mi
53210 Milwaukee, WI 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53217?

53217 is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1582, -87.9132.

What county is 53217 in?

53217 spans 2 counties: Milwaukee County and Ozaukee County. Most of it falls in Milwaukee County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 53217?

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

What time zone is 53217 in?

53217 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53217?

About 29,957 people live in ZIP code 53217, in 11,605 households, at 2,126.7 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 53217?

$133,021 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53217?

The closest are 53209 (2.8 mi), 53223 (3.8 mi), 53092 (4.4 mi), 53218 (5.1 mi) and 53211 (5.4 mi).

Is 53217 a PO Box ZIP code?

53217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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