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53562

ZIP 53562 is Middleton, Wisconsin, in Dane County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dane
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
29,790
Coordinates
43.1160, -89.5435
☼ Live from 53562 — Middleton, WI

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Where 53562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53562
  • 🔢 Type 53562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,562 = 2 × 3 × 79 × 113. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53561 (Merrimac, WI, 20 mi away) and 53563 (Milton, WI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53562 becomes 26535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25356, 25365, 25635, 25653, 32565, 32655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32655 in High Springs, FL, 996 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯520 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53562 and you would come out at 43.12°S, 90.46°E — 1,055 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 59m.
  • 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 53562 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,790This ZIP29,790
Households13,122This ZIP13,122
Housing units13,604This ZIP13,604
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$101,381This ZIP$101,381Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$532,200This ZIP$532,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,484This ZIP$1,484Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%This ZIP65.1%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density957.6 / sq miThis ZIP957.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,079This ZIP1,079
Employees23,576This ZIP23,576
Annual payroll$1,881,870,000This ZIP$1,881,870,000
Tax returns filed15,600This ZIP15,600
Total adjusted gross income$2,229,375,000This ZIP$2,229,375,000

Land area

Land area31.11 sq miThis ZIP31.11 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 53562

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ZIP codes near 53562

ZIPCityDistance
53717 Madison, WI 3.5 mi
53528 Cross Plains, WI 4.8 mi
53719 Madison, WI 5.1 mi
53705 Madison, WI 5.1 mi
53597 Waunakee, WI 6.3 mi
53792 Madison, WI 6.3 mi
53701 Madison, WI 6.8 mi
53702 Madison, WI 6.8 mi
53707 Madison, WI 6.8 mi
53708 Madison, WI 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53562?

53562 is in Middleton, Wisconsin, in Dane County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1160, -89.5435.

What county is 53562 in?

53562 lies in Dane County.

What area code is 53562?

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

What time zone is 53562 in?

53562 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53562?

About 29,790 people live in ZIP code 53562, in 13,122 households, at 957.6 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 53562?

$101,381 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53562?

The closest are 53717 (3.5 mi), 53528 (4.8 mi), 53719 (5.1 mi), 53705 (5.1 mi) and 53597 (6.3 mi).

Is 53562 a PO Box ZIP code?

53562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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