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53505

ZIP 53505 is Avalon, Wisconsin, in Rock County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock
Population
358
Coordinates
42.6611, -88.8209
☼ Live from 53505 — Avalon, WI

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Where 53505 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53505
  • 🔢 Type 53505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,505 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 29 × 41. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53504 (Argyle, WI, 52 mi away) and 53506 (Avoca, WI, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53505 becomes 50535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Early, IA, 323 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05355, 30555, 35055, 35550, 50535, 53550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05355 in Wardsboro, VT, 810 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯543 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53505 and you would come out at 42.66°S, 91.18°E — 1,102 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 22.1 square miles of land, 53505 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population358This ZIP358
Households164This ZIP164
Housing units182This ZIP182
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,500This ZIP$91,500Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$300,000This ZIP$300,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$931This ZIP$931Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$3,434,000This ZIP$3,434,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$14,258,000This ZIP$14,258,000

Land area

Land area22.10 sq miThis ZIP22.10 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 53505

ZIPCityDistance
53114 Darien, WI 5.2 mi
53546 Janesville, WI 6.5 mi
53115 Delavan, WI 7.8 mi
53525 Clinton, WI 8.2 mi
53563 Milton, WI 10.1 mi
53585 Sharon, WI 10.4 mi
53190 Whitewater, WI 11.0 mi
53547 Janesville, WI 11.6 mi
53545 Janesville, WI 12.4 mi
53501 Afton, WI 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53505?

53505 is in Avalon, Wisconsin, in Rock County, part of the Janesville-Beloit, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6611, -88.8209.

What county is 53505 in?

53505 lies in Rock County.

What time zone is 53505 in?

53505 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53505?

About 358 people live in ZIP code 53505, in 164 households, at 16.2 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 53505?

$91,500 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53505?

The closest are 53114 (5.2 mi), 53546 (6.5 mi), 53115 (7.8 mi), 53525 (8.2 mi) and 53563 (10.1 mi).

Is 53505 a PO Box ZIP code?

53505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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