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53553

ZIP 53553 is Linden, Wisconsin, in Iowa County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iowa
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
621
Coordinates
42.9123, -90.2970
☼ Live from 53553 — Linden, WI

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Where 53553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53553
  • 🔢 Type 53553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,553 = 3 × 17851. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53551 (Lake Mills, WI, 71 mi away) and 53554 (Livingston, WI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53553 becomes 35535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35553, 53535, 55335, 55353). The farthest-flung twin is 35553 in Double Springs, AL, 627 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯479 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53553 and you would come out at 42.91°S, 89.70°E — 1,030 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 6.8 square miles of land, 53553 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population621This ZIP621
Households279This ZIP279
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$169,600This ZIP$169,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$500This ZIP$500Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%This ZIP6.8%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density90.9 / sq miThis ZIP90.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$382,000This ZIP$382,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$15,450,000This ZIP$15,450,000

Land area

Land area6.83 sq miThis ZIP6.83 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 53553

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ZIP codes near 53553

ZIPCityDistance
53535 Edmund, WI 4.1 mi
53526 Cobb, WI 4.9 mi
53580 Rewey, WI 5.6 mi
53554 Livingston, WI 7.3 mi
53565 Mineral Point, WI 8.4 mi
53569 Montfort, WI 8.8 mi
53533 Dodgeville, WI 9.0 mi
53595 Dodgeville, WI 9.0 mi
53543 Highland, WI 10.3 mi
53510 Belmont, WI 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53553?

53553 is in Linden, Wisconsin, in Iowa County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9123, -90.2970.

What county is 53553 in?

53553 lies in Iowa County.

What area code is 53553?

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

What time zone is 53553 in?

53553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53553?

About 621 people live in ZIP code 53553, in 279 households, at 90.9 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 53553?

$64,375 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53553?

The closest are 53535 (4.1 mi), 53526 (4.9 mi), 53580 (5.6 mi), 53554 (7.3 mi) and 53565 (8.4 mi).

Is 53553 a PO Box ZIP code?

53553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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