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53574

ZIP 53574 is New Glarus, Wisconsin, mostly in Green County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Green +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
4,033
Coordinates
42.8185, -89.6518
☼ Live from 53574 — New Glarus, WI

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Where 53574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53574
  • 🔢 Type 53574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,574 = 2 × 3 × 8929. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53573 (Muscoda, WI, 48 mi away) and 53575 (Oregon, WI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53574 becomes 47535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Freelandville, IN, 299 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34755, 35457, 35475, 35574, 35745, 35754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34755 in Minneola, FL, 1,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯507 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53574 and you would come out at 42.82°S, 90.35°E — 1,061 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 01m.
  • 📏 At 43.4 square miles of land, 53574 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,033This ZIP4,033
Households1,538This ZIP1,538
Housing units1,638This ZIP1,638
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$106,508This ZIP$106,508Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$335,700This ZIP$335,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$980This ZIP$980Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%This ZIP41.3%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density92.8 / sq miThis ZIP92.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments121This ZIP121
Employees1,522This ZIP1,522
Annual payroll$60,830,000This ZIP$60,830,000
Tax returns filed2,060This ZIP2,060
Total adjusted gross income$205,333,000This ZIP$205,333,000

Land area

Land area43.44 sq miThis ZIP43.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 53574 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Green County 97.4%
Dane County 2.6%

Other place names in 53574

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ZIP codes near 53574

ZIPCityDistance
53508 Belleville, WI 5.1 mi
53570 Monticello, WI 6.3 mi
53572 Mount Horeb, WI 11.0 mi
53516 Blanchardville, WI 11.3 mi
53593 Verona, WI 12.1 mi
53504 Argyle, WI 12.3 mi
53502 Albany, WI 12.4 mi
53521 Brooklyn, WI 12.8 mi
53544 Hollandale, WI 13.5 mi
53566 Monroe, WI 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53574?

53574 is in New Glarus, Wisconsin, in Green County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8185, -89.6518.

What county is 53574 in?

53574 spans 2 counties: Green County and Dane County. Most of it falls in Green 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 53574?

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

What time zone is 53574 in?

53574 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53574?

About 4,033 people live in ZIP code 53574, in 1,538 households, at 92.8 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 53574?

$106,508 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53574?

The closest are 53508 (5.1 mi), 53570 (6.3 mi), 53572 (11 mi), 53516 (11.3 mi) and 53593 (12.1 mi).

Is 53574 a PO Box ZIP code?

53574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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