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53565

ZIP 53565 is Mineral Point, Wisconsin, mostly in Iowa County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Iowa +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
4,778
Coordinates
42.8375, -90.1666
☼ Live from 53565 — Mineral Point, WI

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Where 53565 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53565
  • 🔢 Type 53565 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,565 = 3 × 5 × 3571. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53563 (Milton, WI, 63 mi away) and 53566 (Monroe, WI, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53565 becomes 56535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Erskine, MN, 440 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35565, 36555, 53556, 55356, 56355, 56535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36555 in Magnolia Springs, AL, 869 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯483 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53565 and you would come out at 42.84°S, 89.83°E — 1,038 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 186.0 square miles of land, 53565 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,778This ZIP4,778
Households2,006This ZIP2,006
Housing units2,084This ZIP2,084
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,589This ZIP$84,589Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$269,800This ZIP$269,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$879This ZIP$879Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments128This ZIP128
Employees1,867This ZIP1,867
Annual payroll$97,621,000This ZIP$97,621,000
Tax returns filed2,440This ZIP2,440
Total adjusted gross income$191,549,000This ZIP$191,549,000

Land area

Land area186.01 sq miThis ZIP186.01 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 53565 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Iowa County 70.8%
Lafayette County 29.2%

Other place names in 53565

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ZIP codes near 53565

ZIPCityDistance
53553 Linden, WI 8.4 mi
53595 Dodgeville, WI 9.7 mi
53535 Edmund, WI 10.3 mi
53510 Belmont, WI 10.3 mi
53530 Darlington, WI 10.3 mi
53580 Rewey, WI 11.0 mi
53533 Dodgeville, WI 11.0 mi
53526 Cobb, WI 13.1 mi
53544 Hollandale, WI 13.5 mi
53554 Livingston, WI 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53565?

53565 is in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in Iowa County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8375, -90.1666.

What county is 53565 in?

53565 spans 2 counties: Iowa County and Lafayette 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 53565?

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

What time zone is 53565 in?

53565 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53565?

About 4,778 people live in ZIP code 53565, in 2,006 households, at 25.7 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 53565?

$84,589 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53565?

The closest are 53553 (8.4 mi), 53595 (9.7 mi), 53535 (10.3 mi), 53510 (10.3 mi) and 53530 (10.3 mi).

Is 53565 a PO Box ZIP code?

53565 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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