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53812

ZIP 53812 is Kieler, Wisconsin, in Grant County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grant
Metro area
Platteville, WI
Population
254
Coordinates
42.5808, -90.6024
☼ Live from 53812 — Kieler, WI

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Where 53812 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53812
  • 🔢 Type 53812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,812 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1223. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53811 (Hazel Green, WI, 5 mi away) and 53813 (Lancaster, WI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53812 becomes 21835 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linkwood, MD, 818 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 1,391 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯456 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53812 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 89.40°E — 1,029 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 0.500 square miles of land, 53812 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 242 football fields.
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People and housing

Population254This ZIP254
Households116This ZIP116
Housing units135This ZIP135
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$80,833This ZIP$80,833Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$199,200This ZIP$199,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density508.0 / sq miThis ZIP508.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees625This ZIP625
Annual payroll$63,745,000This ZIP$63,745,000

Land area

Land area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 53812

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

ZIP codes near 53812

ZIPCityDistance
53808 Dickeyville, WI 3.9 mi
53811 Hazel Green, WI 4.8 mi
53824 Sinsinawa, WI 5.1 mi
52001 Dubuque, IA 5.2 mi
52004 Dubuque, IA 6.4 mi
52099 Dubuque, IA 6.4 mi
53807 Cuba City, WI 7.1 mi
61025 East Dubuque, IL 7.9 mi
52002 Dubuque, IA 9.5 mi
53820 Potosi, WI 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53812?

53812 is in Kieler, Wisconsin, in Grant County, part of the Platteville, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5808, -90.6024.

What county is 53812 in?

53812 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 53812?

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

What time zone is 53812 in?

53812 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53812?

About 254 people live in ZIP code 53812, in 116 households, at 508.0 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 53812?

$80,833 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53812?

The closest are 53808 (3.9 mi), 53811 (4.8 mi), 53824 (5.1 mi), 52001 (5.2 mi) and 52004 (6.4 mi).

Is 53812 a PO Box ZIP code?

53812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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