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53597

ZIP 53597 is Waunakee, Wisconsin, in Dane County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dane
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
21,426
Coordinates
43.1814, -89.4574
☼ Live from 53597 — Waunakee, WI

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Where 53597 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53597
  • 🔢 Type 53597 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGSES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 53597 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53596 (Sun Prairie, WI, 10 mi away) and 53598 (Windsor, WI, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53597 becomes 79535 — and that is a real ZIP code: Maryneal, TX, 966 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35579, 35759, 35957, 35975, 39755, 53579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95537 in Fields Landing, CA, 1,781 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯525 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53597 and you would come out at 43.18°S, 90.54°E — 1,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 52.9 square miles of land, 53597 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,426This ZIP21,426
Households8,460This ZIP8,460
Housing units8,744This ZIP8,744
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$117,000This ZIP$117,000Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$493,200This ZIP$493,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,376This ZIP$1,376Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%This ZIP58.7%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density404.7 / sq miThis ZIP404.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments553This ZIP553
Employees6,178This ZIP6,178
Annual payroll$380,779,000This ZIP$380,779,000
Tax returns filed10,620This ZIP10,620
Total adjusted gross income$1,599,311,000This ZIP$1,599,311,000

Land area

Land area52.95 sq miThis ZIP52.95 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 53597

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ZIP codes near 53597

ZIPCityDistance
53529 Dane, WI 5.7 mi
53562 Middleton, WI 6.3 mi
53704 Madison, WI 6.4 mi
53598 Windsor, WI 6.4 mi
53792 Madison, WI 7.3 mi
53705 Madison, WI 7.4 mi
53706 Madison, WI 7.7 mi
53726 Madison, WI 7.9 mi
53701 Madison, WI 7.9 mi
53702 Madison, WI 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53597?

53597 is in Waunakee, Wisconsin, in Dane County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1814, -89.4574.

What county is 53597 in?

53597 lies in Dane County.

What area code is 53597?

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

What time zone is 53597 in?

53597 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53597?

About 21,426 people live in ZIP code 53597, in 8,460 households, at 404.7 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 53597?

$117,000 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53597?

The closest are 53529 (5.7 mi), 53562 (6.3 mi), 53704 (6.4 mi), 53598 (6.4 mi) and 53792 (7.3 mi).

Is 53597 a PO Box ZIP code?

53597 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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