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53532

ZIP 53532 is Deforest, Wisconsin, mostly in Dane County; area codes 608 and 353; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dane +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
16,514
Coordinates
43.2497, -89.3267
☼ Live from 53532 — Deforest, WI

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Where 53532 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53532
  • 🔢 Type 53532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,532 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1487. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53531 (Deerfield, WI, 18 mi away) and 53533 (Dodgeville, WI, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53532 becomes 23535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25335, 32355, 32535, 33255, 33525, 35235, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33255 in Miami, FL, 1,313 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯533 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53532 and you would come out at 43.25°S, 90.67°E — 1,059 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 54.2 square miles of land, 53532 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,514This ZIP16,514
Households6,387This ZIP6,387
Housing units6,625This ZIP6,625
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$110,022This ZIP$110,022Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$371,600This ZIP$371,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,414This ZIP$1,414Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density304.8 / sq miThis ZIP304.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments353This ZIP353
Employees7,516This ZIP7,516
Annual payroll$521,386,000This ZIP$521,386,000
Tax returns filed8,470This ZIP8,470
Total adjusted gross income$849,018,000This ZIP$849,018,000

Land area

Land area54.19 sq miThis ZIP54.19 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 53532 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dane County 85.1%
Columbia County 14.9%

Other place names in 53532

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

ZIP codes near 53532

ZIPCityDistance
53571 Morrisonville, WI 2.4 mi
53598 Windsor, WI 2.8 mi
53596 Sun Prairie, WI 5.1 mi
53911 Arlington, WI 5.6 mi
53783 Madison, WI 6.6 mi
53590 Sun Prairie, WI 6.9 mi
53704 Madison, WI 7.9 mi
53597 Waunakee, WI 8.1 mi
53529 Dane, WI 10.3 mi
53714 Madison, WI 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53532?

53532 is in Deforest, Wisconsin, in Dane County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2497, -89.3267.

What county is 53532 in?

53532 spans 2 counties: Dane County and Columbia County. Most of it falls in Dane 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 53532?

Deforest uses area codes 608 and 353, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53532 in?

53532 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53532?

About 16,514 people live in ZIP code 53532, in 6,387 households, at 304.8 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 53532?

$110,022 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53532?

The closest are 53571 (2.4 mi), 53598 (2.8 mi), 53596 (5.1 mi), 53911 (5.6 mi) and 53783 (6.6 mi).

Is 53532 a PO Box ZIP code?

53532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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