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53563

ZIP 53563 is Milton, Wisconsin, mostly in Rock County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock +1 more
Population
11,280
Coordinates
42.7810, -88.9335
☼ Live from 53563 — Milton, WI

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Where 53563 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53563
  • 🔢 Type 53563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,563 = 29 × 1847. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53562 (Middleton, WI, 39 mi away) and 53565 (Mineral Point, WI, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53563 becomes 36535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Foley, AL, 859 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33556, 33565, 33655, 35563, 35653, 36535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33655 in Tampa, FL, 1,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯540 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53563 and you would come out at 42.78°S, 91.07°E — 1,093 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 67.0 square miles of land, 53563 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,280This ZIP11,280
Households4,632This ZIP4,632
Housing units4,858This ZIP4,858
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$89,528This ZIP$89,528Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$293,800This ZIP$293,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$948This ZIP$948Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density168.3 / sq miThis ZIP168.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments216This ZIP216
Employees2,354This ZIP2,354
Annual payroll$129,573,000This ZIP$129,573,000
Tax returns filed6,000This ZIP6,000
Total adjusted gross income$525,053,000This ZIP$525,053,000

Land area

Land area67.03 sq miThis ZIP67.03 sq mi
Water area2.24 sq miThis ZIP2.24 sq mi

Counties 53563 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock County 98.5%
Jefferson County 1.6%

Other place names in 53563

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ZIP codes near 53563

ZIPCityDistance
53547 Janesville, WI 6.1 mi
53545 Janesville, WI 6.2 mi
53546 Janesville, WI 8.9 mi
53538 Fort Atkinson, WI 9.4 mi
53534 Edgerton, WI 9.8 mi
53505 Avalon, WI 10.1 mi
53190 Whitewater, WI 10.2 mi
53548 Janesville, WI 11.9 mi
53501 Afton, WI 14.2 mi
53523 Cambridge, WI 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53563?

53563 is in Milton, Wisconsin, in Rock County, part of the Janesville-Beloit, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7810, -88.9335.

What county is 53563 in?

53563 spans 2 counties: Rock County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Rock 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 53563?

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

What time zone is 53563 in?

53563 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53563?

About 11,280 people live in ZIP code 53563, in 4,632 households, at 168.3 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 53563?

$89,528 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53563?

The closest are 53547 (6.1 mi), 53545 (6.2 mi), 53546 (8.9 mi), 53538 (9.4 mi) and 53534 (9.8 mi).

Is 53563 a PO Box ZIP code?

53563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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