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53538

ZIP 53538 is Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +1 more
Population
18,813
Coordinates
42.9089, -88.8716
☼ Live from 53538 — Fort Atkinson, WI

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Where 53538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53538
  • 🔢 Type 53538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,538 = 2 × 3 × 8923. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53537 (Footville, WI, 24 mi away) and 53540 (Gotham, WI, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53538 becomes 83535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Juliaetta, ID, 1,383 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33558, 33585, 33855, 38355, 38553, 53583, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85353 in Tolleson, AZ, 1,424 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯546 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53538 and you would come out at 42.91°S, 91.13°E — 1,091 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 97.1 square miles of land, 53538 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,813This ZIP18,813
Households7,960This ZIP7,960
Housing units8,373This ZIP8,373
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,783This ZIP$82,783Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$245,900This ZIP$245,900Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$955This ZIP$955Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density193.7 / sq miThis ZIP193.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments474This ZIP474
Employees7,820This ZIP7,820
Annual payroll$402,167,000This ZIP$402,167,000
Tax returns filed9,410This ZIP9,410
Total adjusted gross income$702,439,000This ZIP$702,439,000

Land area

Land area97.12 sq miThis ZIP97.12 sq mi
Water area16.98 sq miThis ZIP16.98 sq mi

Counties 53538 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 98.4%
Rock County 1.7%

Other place names in 53538

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ZIP codes near 53538

ZIPCityDistance
53549 Jefferson, WI 7.5 mi
53563 Milton, WI 9.4 mi
53523 Cambridge, WI 9.5 mi
53190 Whitewater, WI 9.8 mi
53534 Edgerton, WI 11.7 mi
53551 Lake Mills, WI 12.0 mi
53137 Helenville, WI 12.3 mi
53038 Johnson Creek, WI 12.8 mi
53156 Palmyra, WI 14.4 mi
53545 Janesville, WI 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53538?

53538 is in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County, part of the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9089, -88.8716.

What county is 53538 in?

53538 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Rock County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 53538?

Fort Atkinson uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53538 in?

53538 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53538?

About 18,813 people live in ZIP code 53538, in 7,960 households, at 193.7 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 53538?

$82,783 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53538?

The closest are 53549 (7.5 mi), 53563 (9.4 mi), 53523 (9.5 mi), 53190 (9.8 mi) and 53534 (11.7 mi).

Is 53538 a PO Box ZIP code?

53538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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