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53503

ZIP 53503 is Arena, Wisconsin, in Iowa County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iowa
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
2,057
Coordinates
43.1430, -89.9575
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Where 53503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53503
  • 🔢 Type 53503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 53503 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53502 (Albany, WI, 39 mi away) and 53504 (Argyle, WI, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53503 becomes 30535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Demorest, GA, 684 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05353, 30355, 30535, 30553, 33055, 33550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33055 in Opa Locka, FL, 1,307 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯501 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53503 and you would come out at 43.14°S, 90.04°E — 1,036 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 56.4 square miles of land, 53503 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,057This ZIP2,057
Households875This ZIP875
Housing units897This ZIP897
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,361This ZIP$87,361Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$239,900This ZIP$239,900Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,049This ZIP$1,049Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density36.5 / sq miThis ZIP36.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees149This ZIP149
Annual payroll$7,121,000This ZIP$7,121,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$72,892,000This ZIP$72,892,000

Land area

Land area56.41 sq miThis ZIP56.41 sq mi
Water area1.51 sq miThis ZIP1.51 sq mi

Other place names in 53503

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ZIP codes near 53503

ZIPCityDistance
53588 Spring Green, WI 7.0 mi
53517 Blue Mounds, WI 8.7 mi
53582 Ridgeway, WI 8.7 mi
53583 Sauk City, WI 10.4 mi
53515 Black Earth, WI 11.2 mi
53507 Barneveld, WI 11.2 mi
53560 Mazomanie, WI 11.6 mi
53577 Plain, WI 12.8 mi
53533 Dodgeville, WI 14.5 mi
53595 Dodgeville, WI 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53503?

53503 is in Arena, Wisconsin, in Iowa County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1430, -89.9575.

What county is 53503 in?

53503 lies in Iowa County.

What area code is 53503?

Arena uses area code 608, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53503 in?

53503 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53503?

About 2,057 people live in ZIP code 53503, in 875 households, at 36.5 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 53503?

$87,361 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53503?

The closest are 53588 (7 mi), 53517 (8.7 mi), 53582 (8.7 mi), 53583 (10.4 mi) and 53515 (11.2 mi).

Is 53503 a PO Box ZIP code?

53503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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