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53515

ZIP 53515 is Black Earth, Wisconsin, in Dane County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dane
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
2,647
Coordinates
43.1150, -89.7393
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Where 53515 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53515
  • 🔢 Type 53515 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SISES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,515 = 5 × 7 × 11 × 139. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53512 (Beloit, WI, 55 mi away) and 53516 (Blanchardville, WI, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53515 becomes 51535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Griswold, IA, 305 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15535, 15553, 31555, 35551, 51355, 51535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31555 in Odum, GA, 893 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯511 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53515 and you would come out at 43.12°S, 90.26°E — 1,046 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 39.2 square miles of land, 53515 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,647This ZIP2,647
Households1,047This ZIP1,047
Housing units1,101This ZIP1,101
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$92,625This ZIP$92,625Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$361,300This ZIP$361,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,058This ZIP$1,058Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density67.5 / sq miThis ZIP67.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees412This ZIP412
Annual payroll$16,348,000This ZIP$16,348,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$141,504,000This ZIP$141,504,000

Land area

Land area39.19 sq miThis ZIP39.19 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 53515

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 53515

ZIPCityDistance
53528 Cross Plains, WI 5.1 mi
53560 Mazomanie, WI 5.3 mi
53517 Blue Mounds, WI 6.2 mi
53562 Middleton, WI 9.9 mi
53583 Sauk City, WI 10.1 mi
53572 Mount Horeb, WI 10.7 mi
53503 Arena, WI 11.2 mi
53717 Madison, WI 11.5 mi
53593 Verona, WI 12.1 mi
53507 Barneveld, WI 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53515?

53515 is in Black Earth, Wisconsin, in Dane County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1150, -89.7393.

What county is 53515 in?

53515 lies in Dane County.

What area code is 53515?

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

What time zone is 53515 in?

53515 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53515?

About 2,647 people live in ZIP code 53515, in 1,047 households, at 67.5 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 53515?

$92,625 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53515?

The closest are 53528 (5.1 mi), 53560 (5.3 mi), 53517 (6.2 mi), 53562 (9.9 mi) and 53583 (10.1 mi).

Is 53515 a PO Box ZIP code?

53515 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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