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53530

ZIP 53530 is Darlington, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
none
Population
4,569
Coordinates
42.6936, -90.1117
☼ Live from 53530 — Darlington, WI

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Where 53530 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53530
  • 🔢 Type 53530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,530 = 2 × 5 × 53 × 101. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53529 (Dane, WI, 48 mi away) and 53531 (Deerfield, WI, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53530 becomes 03535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05353, 30355, 30535, 30553, 33055, 33550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33055 in Opa Locka, FL, 1,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯482 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53530 and you would come out at 42.69°S, 89.89°E — 1,046 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 129.9 square miles of land, 53530 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,569This ZIP4,569
Households1,757This ZIP1,757
Housing units1,894This ZIP1,894
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,511This ZIP$69,511Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$181,800This ZIP$181,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$868This ZIP$868Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density35.2 / sq miThis ZIP35.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments132This ZIP132
Employees1,207This ZIP1,207
Annual payroll$58,964,000This ZIP$58,964,000
Tax returns filed2,110This ZIP2,110
Total adjusted gross income$138,503,000This ZIP$138,503,000

Land area

Land area129.87 sq miThis ZIP129.87 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 53530

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ZIP codes near 53530

ZIPCityDistance
53541 Gratiot, WI 9.5 mi
53586 Shullsburg, WI 10.2 mi
53565 Mineral Point, WI 10.3 mi
53510 Belmont, WI 11.2 mi
53587 South Wayne, WI 13.1 mi
53599 Woodford, WI 13.3 mi
53504 Argyle, WI 13.4 mi
53516 Blanchardville, WI 14.0 mi
53803 Benton, WI 15.5 mi
61001 Apple River, IL 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53530?

53530 is in Darlington, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County. Its published point location is 42.6936, -90.1117.

What county is 53530 in?

53530 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 53530?

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

What time zone is 53530 in?

53530 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53530?

About 4,569 people live in ZIP code 53530, in 1,757 households, at 35.2 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 53530?

$69,511 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53530?

The closest are 53541 (9.5 mi), 53586 (10.2 mi), 53565 (10.3 mi), 53510 (11.2 mi) and 53587 (13.1 mi).

Is 53530 a PO Box ZIP code?

53530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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