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53543

ZIP 53543 is Highland, Wisconsin, mostly in Iowa County; area codes 353 and 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iowa +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
1,758
Coordinates
43.0576, -90.3455
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Where 53543 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 53543
  • 🔢 Type 53543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,543 = 7 × 7649. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53542 (Hanover, WI, 67 mi away) and 53544 (Hollandale, WI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53543 becomes 34535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33455, 33545, 35453, 35543, 43535, 43553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33455 in Hobe Sound, FL, 1,244 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯481 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53543 and you would come out at 43.06°S, 89.65°E — 1,022 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 77.3 square miles of land, 53543 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,758This ZIP1,758
Households739This ZIP739
Housing units868This ZIP868
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,031This ZIP$77,031Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$236,700This ZIP$236,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$733This ZIP$733Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density22.7 / sq miThis ZIP22.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees203This ZIP203
Annual payroll$9,992,000This ZIP$9,992,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$57,387,000This ZIP$57,387,000

Land area

Land area77.34 sq miThis ZIP77.34 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 53543 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Iowa County 82.1%
Grant County 17.9%

Other place names in 53543

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

ZIP codes near 53543

ZIPCityDistance
53526 Cobb, WI 5.8 mi
53569 Montfort, WI 6.5 mi
53535 Edmund, WI 7.4 mi
53506 Avoca, WI 8.0 mi
53533 Dodgeville, WI 10.2 mi
53573 Muscoda, WI 10.3 mi
53553 Linden, WI 10.3 mi
53554 Livingston, WI 11.4 mi
53540 Gotham, WI 11.6 mi
53595 Dodgeville, WI 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53543?

53543 is in Highland, Wisconsin, in Iowa County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0576, -90.3455.

What county is 53543 in?

53543 spans 2 counties: Iowa County and Grant County. Most of it falls in Iowa 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 53543?

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

What time zone is 53543 in?

53543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53543?

About 1,758 people live in ZIP code 53543, in 739 households, at 22.7 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 53543?

$77,031 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53543?

The closest are 53526 (5.8 mi), 53569 (6.5 mi), 53535 (7.4 mi), 53506 (8 mi) and 53533 (10.2 mi).

Is 53543 a PO Box ZIP code?

53543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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