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53705

ZIP 53705 is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County; area codes 608 and 353; Central time. Madison has 35 ZIP codes in all.

Upside down on a calculator, 53705 reads SOLES.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dane
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
25,017
Coordinates
43.0740, -89.4605
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Where 53705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53705
  • 🔢 Type 53705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLES — a real word! rare
  • ➕ As a number, 53,705 = 5 × 23 × 467. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53704 (Madison, WI, 7 mi away) and 53706 (Madison, WI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53705 becomes 50735, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03575, 03755, 05357, 05735, 05753, 30557, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70355 in Gheens, LA, 927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯522 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53705 and you would come out at 43.07°S, 90.54°E — 1,060 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 53705 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,017This ZIP25,017
Households12,253This ZIP12,253
Housing units12,886This ZIP12,886
Median age34.6This ZIP34.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,549This ZIP$88,549Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$475,400This ZIP$475,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,352This ZIP$1,352Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%This ZIP76.8%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density3,962.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,962.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments559This ZIP559
Employees12,941This ZIP12,941
Annual payroll$975,112,000This ZIP$975,112,000
Tax returns filed12,820This ZIP12,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,783,832,000This ZIP$1,783,832,000

Land area

Land area6.31 sq miThis ZIP6.31 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 53705

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 53705

ZIPCityDistance
53792 Madison, WI 1.5 mi
53701 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53702 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53707 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53708 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53725 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53744 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53777 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53778 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53782 Madison, WI 1.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53705?

53705 is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0740, -89.4605.

What county is 53705 in?

53705 lies in Dane County.

What area code is 53705?

Madison uses area codes 608 and 353, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53705 in?

53705 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53705?

About 25,017 people live in ZIP code 53705, in 12,253 households, at 3,962.8 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 53705?

$88,549 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53705?

The closest are 53792 (1.5 mi), 53701 (1.9 mi), 53702 (1.9 mi), 53707 (1.9 mi) and 53708 (1.9 mi).

Is 53705 a PO Box ZIP code?

53705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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