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53813

ZIP 53813 is Lancaster, Wisconsin, in Grant County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grant
Metro area
Platteville, WI
Population
6,222
Coordinates
42.8440, -90.7170
☼ Live from 53813 — Lancaster, WI

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Where 53813 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53813
  • 🔢 Type 53813 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIBES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 53813 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53812 (Kieler, WI, 19 mi away) and 53816 (Mount Hope, WI, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53813 becomes 31835, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13835, 15338, 18335, 18353, 33158, 33185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33158 in Miami, FL, 1,327 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯458 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53813 and you would come out at 42.84°S, 89.28°E — 1,014 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 144.3 square miles of land, 53813 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,222This ZIP6,222
Households2,417This ZIP2,417
Housing units2,605This ZIP2,605
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,004This ZIP$84,004Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$220,400This ZIP$220,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$812This ZIP$812Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density43.1 / sq miThis ZIP43.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments189This ZIP189
Employees2,301This ZIP2,301
Annual payroll$115,735,000This ZIP$115,735,000
Tax returns filed2,850This ZIP2,850
Total adjusted gross income$206,043,000This ZIP$206,043,000

Land area

Land area144.33 sq miThis ZIP144.33 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 53813

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ZIP codes near 53813

ZIPCityDistance
53825 Stitzer, WI 8.3 mi
53802 Beetown, WI 9.3 mi
53804 Bloomington, WI 9.9 mi
53820 Potosi, WI 10.0 mi
53809 Fennimore, WI 11.2 mi
53816 Mount Hope, WI 11.7 mi
53806 Cassville, WI 13.0 mi
53818 Platteville, WI 13.3 mi
53810 Glen Haven, WI 14.3 mi
53817 Patch Grove, WI 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53813?

53813 is in Lancaster, Wisconsin, in Grant County, part of the Platteville, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8440, -90.7170.

What county is 53813 in?

53813 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 53813?

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

What time zone is 53813 in?

53813 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53813?

About 6,222 people live in ZIP code 53813, in 2,417 households, at 43.1 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 53813?

$84,004 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53813?

The closest are 53825 (8.3 mi), 53802 (9.3 mi), 53804 (9.9 mi), 53820 (10 mi) and 53809 (11.2 mi).

Is 53813 a PO Box ZIP code?

53813 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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