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53821

ZIP 53821 is Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, mostly in Crawford County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crawford +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
7,780
Coordinates
43.0491, -91.0573
☼ Live from 53821 — Prairie Du Chien, WI

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Where 53821 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53821
  • 🔢 Type 53821 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZBES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,821 = 107 × 503. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53820 (Potosi, WI, 30 mi away) and 53824 (Sinsinawa, WI, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53821 becomes 12835 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hadley, NY, 858 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, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯448 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53821 and you would come out at 43.05°S, 88.94°E — 992 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 96.8 square miles of land, 53821 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,780This ZIP7,780
Households3,196This ZIP3,196
Housing units4,003This ZIP4,003
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,647This ZIP$60,647Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$168,300This ZIP$168,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$801This ZIP$801Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density80.4 / sq miThis ZIP80.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments268This ZIP268
Employees4,798This ZIP4,798
Annual payroll$206,661,000This ZIP$206,661,000
Tax returns filed3,740This ZIP3,740
Total adjusted gross income$222,087,000This ZIP$222,087,000

Land area

Land area96.79 sq miThis ZIP96.79 sq mi
Water area8.01 sq miThis ZIP8.01 sq mi

Counties 53821 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Crawford County 77.4%
Grant County 22.6%

Other place names in 53821

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

ZIP codes near 53821

ZIPCityDistance
52158 Marquette, IA 6.8 mi
53826 Wauzeka, WI 8.0 mi
53801 Bagley, WI 8.6 mi
53817 Patch Grove, WI 8.7 mi
52157 Mc Gregor, IA 9.4 mi
53816 Mount Hope, WI 11.2 mi
52146 Harpers Ferry, IA 11.5 mi
54626 Eastman, WI 11.8 mi
53827 Woodman, WI 12.0 mi
54657 Steuben, WI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53821?

53821 is in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, in Crawford County. Its published point location is 43.0491, -91.0573.

What county is 53821 in?

53821 spans 2 counties: Crawford County and Grant County. Most of it falls in Crawford County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 53821?

Prairie Du Chien uses area code 608, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53821 in?

53821 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53821?

About 7,780 people live in ZIP code 53821, in 3,196 households, at 80.4 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 53821?

$60,647 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53821?

The closest are 52158 (6.8 mi), 53826 (8 mi), 53801 (8.6 mi), 53817 (8.7 mi) and 52157 (9.4 mi).

Is 53821 a PO Box ZIP code?

53821 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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