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53557

ZIP 53557 is Lowell, Wisconsin, in Dodge County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dodge
Metro area
Beaver Dam, WI
Population
446
Coordinates
43.3389, -88.7977
☼ Live from 53557 — Lowell, WI

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Where 53557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53557
  • 🔢 Type 53557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,557 = 7 × 7 × 1093. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53556 (Lone Rock, WI, 73 mi away) and 53558 (Mc Farland, WI, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53557 becomes 75535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35575, 35755, 53575, 55357, 55375, 55573, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75355 in Dallas, TX, 849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯560 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53557 and you would come out at 43.34°S, 91.20°E — 1,079 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 4.6 square miles of land, 53557 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population446This ZIP446
Households214This ZIP214
Housing units256This ZIP256
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,500This ZIP$91,500Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$174,000This ZIP$174,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$746This ZIP$746Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density97.2 / sq miThis ZIP97.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$3,117,000This ZIP$3,117,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$14,329,000This ZIP$14,329,000

Land area

Land area4.59 sq miThis ZIP4.59 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 53557

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

ZIP codes near 53557

ZIPCityDistance
53016 Clyman, WI 4.5 mi
53579 Reeseville, WI 4.6 mi
53039 Juneau, WI 4.9 mi
53098 Watertown, WI 7.3 mi
53916 Beaver Dam, WI 8.5 mi
53034 Hustisford, WI 9.0 mi
53047 Lebanon, WI 10.1 mi
53032 Horicon, WI 11.5 mi
53925 Columbus, WI 13.1 mi
53035 Iron Ridge, WI 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53557?

53557 is in Lowell, Wisconsin, in Dodge County, part of the Beaver Dam, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3389, -88.7977.

What county is 53557 in?

53557 lies in Dodge County.

What area code is 53557?

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

What time zone is 53557 in?

53557 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53557?

About 446 people live in ZIP code 53557, in 214 households, at 97.2 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 53557?

$91,500 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53557?

The closest are 53016 (4.5 mi), 53579 (4.6 mi), 53039 (4.9 mi), 53098 (7.3 mi) and 53916 (8.5 mi).

Is 53557 a PO Box ZIP code?

53557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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