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53587

ZIP 53587 is South Wayne, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
none
Population
1,177
Coordinates
42.5803, -89.9041
☼ Live from 53587 — South Wayne, WI

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Where 53587 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53587
  • 🔢 Type 53587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,587 = 41 × 1307. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53586 (Shullsburg, WI, 16 mi away) and 53588 (Spring Green, WI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53587 becomes 78535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Combes, TX, 1,212 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35578, 35587, 35758, 38557, 38575, 53578, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85357 in Wenden, AZ, 1,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯489 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53587 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 90.10°E — 1,059 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 59.3 square miles of land, 53587 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,177This ZIP1,177
Households464This ZIP464
Housing units490This ZIP490
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$90,250This ZIP$90,250Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$203,900This ZIP$203,900Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$767This ZIP$767Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density19.9 / sq miThis ZIP19.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees180This ZIP180
Annual payroll$11,795,000This ZIP$11,795,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$36,006,000This ZIP$36,006,000

Land area

Land area59.26 sq miThis ZIP59.26 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 53587

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ZIP codes near 53587

ZIPCityDistance
53599 Woodford, WI 5.2 mi
53522 Browntown, WI 6.3 mi
53541 Gratiot, WI 6.4 mi
61087 Warren, IL 8.3 mi
61089 Winslow, IL 8.4 mi
61059 Nora, IL 8.9 mi
53504 Argyle, WI 9.9 mi
53566 Monroe, WI 13.1 mi
61050 Mc Connell, IL 13.1 mi
53530 Darlington, WI 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53587?

53587 is in South Wayne, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County. Its published point location is 42.5803, -89.9041.

What county is 53587 in?

53587 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 53587?

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

What time zone is 53587 in?

53587 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53587?

About 1,177 people live in ZIP code 53587, in 464 households, at 19.9 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 53587?

$90,250 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53587?

The closest are 53599 (5.2 mi), 53522 (6.3 mi), 53541 (6.4 mi), 61087 (8.3 mi) and 61089 (8.4 mi).

Is 53587 a PO Box ZIP code?

53587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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