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53520

ZIP 53520 is Brodhead, Wisconsin, mostly in Rock County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock +1 more
Population
6,687
Coordinates
42.6009, -89.3612
☼ Live from 53520 — Brodhead, WI

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Where 53520 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53520
  • 🔢 Type 53520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 223. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53518 (Blue River, WI, 77 mi away) and 53521 (Brooklyn, WI, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53520 becomes 02535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chilmark, MA, 958 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, 960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯516 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53520 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 90.64°E — 1,081 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 03m.
  • 📏 At 119.9 square miles of land, 53520 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,687This ZIP6,687
Households2,914This ZIP2,914
Housing units3,021This ZIP3,021
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,205This ZIP$75,205Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$222,600This ZIP$222,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$769This ZIP$769Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density55.8 / sq miThis ZIP55.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments129This ZIP129
Employees1,428This ZIP1,428
Annual payroll$74,646,000This ZIP$74,646,000
Tax returns filed3,370This ZIP3,370
Total adjusted gross income$225,362,000This ZIP$225,362,000

Land area

Land area119.91 sq miThis ZIP119.91 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Counties 53520 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock County 53.3%
Green County 46.7%

Other place names in 53520

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

ZIP codes near 53520

ZIPCityDistance
53576 Orfordville, WI 6.7 mi
53550 Juda, WI 7.5 mi
53537 Footville, WI 9.1 mi
53502 Albany, WI 9.8 mi
53542 Hanover, WI 10.5 mi
61019 Davis, IL 11.4 mi
61024 Durand, IL 11.8 mi
53536 Evansville, WI 12.0 mi
61079 Shirland, IL 12.6 mi
53548 Janesville, WI 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53520?

53520 is in Brodhead, Wisconsin, in Rock County, part of the Janesville-Beloit, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6009, -89.3612.

What county is 53520 in?

53520 spans 2 counties: Rock County and Green County. Most of it falls in Rock 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 53520?

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

What time zone is 53520 in?

53520 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53520?

About 6,687 people live in ZIP code 53520, in 2,914 households, at 55.8 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 53520?

$75,205 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53520?

The closest are 53576 (6.7 mi), 53550 (7.5 mi), 53537 (9.1 mi), 53502 (9.8 mi) and 53542 (10.5 mi).

Is 53520 a PO Box ZIP code?

53520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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