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Where 53540 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.
- 🔢 Type 53540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSES — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 53,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2677. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101000100100100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53538 (Fort Atkinson, WI, 75 mi away) and 53541 (Gratiot, WI, 47 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 53540 becomes 04535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alna, ME, 1,032 miles away.
- 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03455, 04355, 04535, 04553, 05345, 05354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04553 in Newcastle, ME, 1,035 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
- 🎯488 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53540 and you would come out at 43.22°S, 89.71°E — 1,018 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
- 📏 At 0.076 square miles of land, 53540 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 37 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 112This ZIP112 |
|---|---|
| Households | 47This ZIP47 |
| Housing units | 47This ZIP47 |
| Median age | 31.8This ZIP31.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,458This ZIP$61,458Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $127,500This ZIP$127,500Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.2%This ZIP6.2% |
| Mean commute | 20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min |
| Population density | 1,473.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,473.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 53540
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 53540
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
53556 | Lone Rock, WI | 2.7 mi |
53506 | Avoca, WI | 4.0 mi |
53584 | Sextonville, WI | 4.0 mi |
53573 | Muscoda, WI | 8.8 mi |
53588 | Spring Green, WI | 11.0 mi |
53543 | Highland, WI | 11.6 mi |
53581 | Richland Center, WI | 12.4 mi |
53577 | Plain, WI | 13.1 mi |
53937 | Hillpoint, WI | 13.6 mi |
53518 | Blue River, WI | 15.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 53540?
53540 is in Gotham, Wisconsin, in Richland County. Its published point location is 43.2218, -90.2936.
What county is 53540 in?
53540 lies in Richland County.
What area code is 53540?
Gotham uses area codes 353 and 608, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 53540 in?
53540 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 53540?
About 112 people live in ZIP code 53540, in 47 households, at 1,473.7 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 53540?
$61,458 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.
What ZIP codes are near 53540?
The closest are 53556 (2.7 mi), 53506 (4 mi), 53584 (4 mi), 53573 (8.8 mi) and 53588 (11 mi).
Is 53540 a PO Box ZIP code?
53540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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