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53502

ZIP 53502 is Albany, Wisconsin, mostly in Green County; area codes 608 and 353; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Green +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
2,393
Coordinates
42.7304, -89.4381
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Where 53502 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53502
  • 🔢 Type 53502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,502 = 2 × 3 × 37 × 241. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000011111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53501 (Afton, WI, 20 mi away) and 53503 (Arena, WI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53502 becomes 20535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 700 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02355, 02535, 02553, 03255, 05253, 05352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02553 in Monument Beach, MA, 963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯515 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53502 and you would come out at 42.73°S, 90.56°E — 1,073 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 51.9 square miles of land, 53502 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,393This ZIP2,393
Households992This ZIP992
Housing units1,025This ZIP1,025
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,000This ZIP$87,000Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$252,300This ZIP$252,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density46.1 / sq miThis ZIP46.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees211This ZIP211
Annual payroll$13,245,000This ZIP$13,245,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$93,831,000This ZIP$93,831,000

Land area

Land area51.88 sq miThis ZIP51.88 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 53502 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Green County 98.5%
Rock County 1.5%

Other place names in 53502

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ZIP codes near 53502

ZIPCityDistance
53521 Brooklyn, WI 7.7 mi
53536 Evansville, WI 8.9 mi
53570 Monticello, WI 9.2 mi
53520 Brodhead, WI 9.8 mi
53508 Belleville, WI 11.7 mi
53537 Footville, WI 12.2 mi
53574 New Glarus, WI 12.4 mi
53550 Juda, WI 12.6 mi
53576 Orfordville, WI 12.7 mi
53566 Monroe, WI 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53502?

53502 is in Albany, Wisconsin, in Green County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7304, -89.4381.

What county is 53502 in?

53502 spans 2 counties: Green County and Rock County. Most of it falls in Green 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 53502?

Albany uses area codes 608 and 353, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53502 in?

53502 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53502?

About 2,393 people live in ZIP code 53502, in 992 households, at 46.1 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 53502?

$87,000 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53502?

The closest are 53521 (7.7 mi), 53536 (8.9 mi), 53570 (9.2 mi), 53520 (9.8 mi) and 53508 (11.7 mi).

Is 53502 a PO Box ZIP code?

53502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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