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53718

ZIP 53718 is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County; area codes 608 and 353; Central time. Madison has 35 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dane
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
18,989
Coordinates
43.0970, -89.2746
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Where 53718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53718
  • 🔢 Type 53718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,718 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1279. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101000111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53717 (Madison, WI, 13 mi away) and 53719 (Madison, WI, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53718 becomes 81735, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85371 in Poston, AZ, 1,489 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯532 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53718 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 90.73°E — 1,067 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: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 20.8 square miles of land, 53718 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,989This ZIP18,989
Households8,081This ZIP8,081
Housing units8,535This ZIP8,535
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$102,843This ZIP$102,843Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$363,600This ZIP$363,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,696This ZIP$1,696Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.7%This ZIP49.7%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density911.2 / sq miThis ZIP911.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments687This ZIP687
Employees18,792This ZIP18,792
Annual payroll$1,424,272,000This ZIP$1,424,272,000
Tax returns filed10,460This ZIP10,460
Total adjusted gross income$848,363,000This ZIP$848,363,000

Land area

Land area20.84 sq miThis ZIP20.84 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 53718

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ZIP codes near 53718

ZIPCityDistance
53714 Madison, WI 1.9 mi
53779 Madison, WI 2.5 mi
53716 Madison, WI 3.0 mi
53783 Madison, WI 4.4 mi
53704 Madison, WI 4.5 mi
53784 Madison, WI 4.6 mi
53527 Cottage Grove, WI 5.2 mi
53788 Madison, WI 5.3 mi
53703 Madison, WI 5.4 mi
53774 Madison, WI 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53718?

53718 is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0970, -89.2746.

What county is 53718 in?

53718 lies in Dane County.

What area code is 53718?

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

What time zone is 53718 in?

53718 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53718?

About 18,989 people live in ZIP code 53718, in 8,081 households, at 911.2 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 53718?

$102,843 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53718?

The closest are 53714 (1.9 mi), 53779 (2.5 mi), 53716 (3 mi), 53783 (4.4 mi) and 53704 (4.5 mi).

Is 53718 a PO Box ZIP code?

53718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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