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53586

ZIP 53586 is Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
none
Population
2,211
Coordinates
42.5727, -90.2270
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Where 53586 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53586
  • 🔢 Type 53586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,586 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 229. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53585 (Sharon, WI, 77 mi away) and 53587 (South Wayne, WI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53586 becomes 68535, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35586, 36558, 36585, 36855, 38556, 38565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85356 in Wellton, AZ, 1,471 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯474 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53586 and you would come out at 42.57°S, 89.77°E — 1,045 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 100.5 square miles of land, 53586 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,211This ZIP2,211
Households876This ZIP876
Housing units945This ZIP945
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,806This ZIP$70,806Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$166,100This ZIP$166,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density22.0 / sq miThis ZIP22.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees510This ZIP510
Annual payroll$17,367,000This ZIP$17,367,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$65,953,000This ZIP$65,953,000

Land area

Land area100.50 sq miThis ZIP100.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 53586

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ZIP codes near 53586

ZIPCityDistance
53803 Benton, WI 6.6 mi
61075 Scales Mound, IL 7.7 mi
61001 Apple River, IL 9.5 mi
53541 Gratiot, WI 10.0 mi
53530 Darlington, WI 10.2 mi
53510 Belmont, WI 12.7 mi
53807 Cuba City, WI 12.9 mi
61036 Galena, IL 13.3 mi
61087 Warren, IL 13.5 mi
53811 Hazel Green, WI 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53586?

53586 is in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County. Its published point location is 42.5727, -90.2270.

What county is 53586 in?

53586 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 53586?

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

What time zone is 53586 in?

53586 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53586?

About 2,211 people live in ZIP code 53586, in 876 households, at 22.0 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 53586?

$70,806 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53586?

The closest are 53803 (6.6 mi), 61075 (7.7 mi), 61001 (9.5 mi), 53541 (10 mi) and 53530 (10.2 mi).

Is 53586 a PO Box ZIP code?

53586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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