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53578

ZIP 53578 is Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, mostly in Sauk County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sauk +1 more
Metro area
Baraboo, WI
Population
6,503
Coordinates
43.3111, -89.7689
☼ Live from 53578 — Prairie Du Sac, WI

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Where 53578 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53578
  • 🔢 Type 53578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,578 = 2 × 7 × 43 × 89. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53577 (Plain, WI, 15 mi away) and 53579 (Reeseville, WI, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53578 becomes 87535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glorieta, NM, 1,004 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35578, 35587, 35758, 38557, 38575, 53587, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85357 in Wenden, AZ, 1,423 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯515 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53578 and you would come out at 43.31°S, 90.23°E — 1,038 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 43.1 square miles of land, 53578 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,503This ZIP6,503
Households2,669This ZIP2,669
Housing units2,802This ZIP2,802
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$105,610This ZIP$105,610Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$347,000This ZIP$347,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,357This ZIP$1,357Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.2%This ZIP43.2%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density150.9 / sq miThis ZIP150.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments170This ZIP170
Employees2,852This ZIP2,852
Annual payroll$215,419,000This ZIP$215,419,000
Tax returns filed3,290This ZIP3,290
Total adjusted gross income$313,598,000This ZIP$313,598,000

Land area

Land area43.09 sq miThis ZIP43.09 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi

Counties 53578 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sauk County 80.9%
Columbia County 19.1%

Other place names in 53578

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ZIP codes near 53578

ZIPCityDistance
53583 Sauk City, WI 4.7 mi
53951 North Freedom, WI 7.6 mi
53560 Mazomanie, WI 8.4 mi
53561 Merrimac, WI 8.5 mi
53555 Lodi, WI 10.7 mi
53958 Reedsburg, WI 11.0 mi
53913 Baraboo, WI 12.7 mi
53529 Dane, WI 12.9 mi
53515 Black Earth, WI 13.6 mi
53961 Rock Springs, WI 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53578?

53578 is in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, part of the Baraboo, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3111, -89.7689.

What county is 53578 in?

53578 spans 2 counties: Sauk County and Columbia County. Most of it falls in Sauk 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 53578?

Prairie Du Sac uses area code 608, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53578 in?

53578 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53578?

About 6,503 people live in ZIP code 53578, in 2,669 households, at 150.9 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 53578?

$105,610 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53578?

The closest are 53583 (4.7 mi), 53951 (7.6 mi), 53560 (8.4 mi), 53561 (8.5 mi) and 53555 (10.7 mi).

Is 53578 a PO Box ZIP code?

53578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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