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53526

ZIP 53526 is Cobb, Wisconsin, in Iowa County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iowa
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
471
Coordinates
42.9743, -90.3444
☼ Live from 53526 — Cobb, WI

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Where 53526 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53526
  • 🔢 Type 53526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,526 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 811. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53525 (Clinton, WI, 82 mi away) and 53527 (Cottage Grove, WI, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53526 becomes 62535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Forsyth, IL, 222 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25356, 25365, 25635, 25653, 32565, 32655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32655 in High Springs, FL, 1,005 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯479 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53526 and you would come out at 42.97°S, 89.66°E — 1,025 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 7.8 square miles of land, 53526 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population471This ZIP471
Households216This ZIP216
Housing units245This ZIP245
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$79,286This ZIP$79,286Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$200,000This ZIP$200,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094This ZIP$1,094Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density60.2 / sq miThis ZIP60.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees348This ZIP348
Annual payroll$30,854,000This ZIP$30,854,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$25,784,000This ZIP$25,784,000

Land area

Land area7.82 sq miThis ZIP7.82 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 53526

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ZIP codes near 53526

ZIPCityDistance
53535 Edmund, WI 4.1 mi
53569 Montfort, WI 4.7 mi
53553 Linden, WI 4.9 mi
53543 Highland, WI 5.8 mi
53554 Livingston, WI 6.7 mi
53580 Rewey, WI 8.2 mi
53533 Dodgeville, WI 9.3 mi
53595 Dodgeville, WI 10.3 mi
53825 Stitzer, WI 12.9 mi
53565 Mineral Point, WI 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53526?

53526 is in Cobb, Wisconsin, in Iowa County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9743, -90.3444.

What county is 53526 in?

53526 lies in Iowa County.

What area code is 53526?

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

What time zone is 53526 in?

53526 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53526?

About 471 people live in ZIP code 53526, in 216 households, at 60.2 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 53526?

$79,286 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53526?

The closest are 53535 (4.1 mi), 53569 (4.7 mi), 53553 (4.9 mi), 53543 (5.8 mi) and 53554 (6.7 mi).

Is 53526 a PO Box ZIP code?

53526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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