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53522

ZIP 53522 is Browntown, Wisconsin, mostly in Green County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Green +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
943
Coordinates
42.5569, -89.7835
☼ Live from 53522 — Browntown, WI

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Where 53522 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53522
  • 🔢 Type 53522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,522 = 2 × 7 × 3823. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53521 (Brooklyn, WI, 27 mi away) and 53523 (Cambridge, WI, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53522 becomes 22535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Port Royal, VA, 729 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22535, 22553, 23255, 25235, 25253, 25325, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32255 in Jacksonville, FL, 957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯494 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53522 and you would come out at 42.56°S, 90.22°E — 1,065 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 39.2 square miles of land, 53522 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population943This ZIP943
Households384This ZIP384
Housing units420This ZIP420
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,528This ZIP$81,528Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$205,300This ZIP$205,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density24.0 / sq miThis ZIP24.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees300This ZIP300
Annual payroll$15,703,000This ZIP$15,703,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$37,066,000This ZIP$37,066,000

Land area

Land area39.22 sq miThis ZIP39.22 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 53522 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Green County 94.9%
Lafayette County 5.1%

Other place names in 53522

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

ZIP codes near 53522

ZIPCityDistance
61089 Winslow, IL 6.1 mi
53587 South Wayne, WI 6.3 mi
53599 Woodford, WI 7.3 mi
53566 Monroe, WI 7.7 mi
61050 Mc Connell, IL 8.5 mi
61060 Orangeville, IL 10.0 mi
61059 Nora, IL 10.7 mi
53504 Argyle, WI 11.6 mi
61087 Warren, IL 11.9 mi
61048 Lena, IL 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53522?

53522 is in Browntown, Wisconsin, in Green County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5569, -89.7835.

What county is 53522 in?

53522 spans 2 counties: Green County and Lafayette 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 53522?

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

What time zone is 53522 in?

53522 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53522?

About 943 people live in ZIP code 53522, in 384 households, at 24.0 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 53522?

$81,528 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53522?

The closest are 61089 (6.1 mi), 53587 (6.3 mi), 53599 (7.3 mi), 53566 (7.7 mi) and 61050 (8.5 mi).

Is 53522 a PO Box ZIP code?

53522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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