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53911

ZIP 53911 is Arlington, Wisconsin, mostly in Columbia County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Columbia +1 more
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
1,450
Coordinates
43.3258, -89.3675
☼ Live from 53911 — Arlington, WI

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Where 53911 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53911
  • 🔢 Type 53911 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,911 = 11 × 13 × 13 × 29. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53910 (Adams, WI, 45 mi away) and 53913 (Baraboo, WI, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53911 becomes 11935 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cutchogue, NY, 877 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11359, 11935, 11953, 13159, 15139, 15931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95113 in San Jose, CA, 1,750 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯534 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53911 and you would come out at 43.33°S, 90.63°E — 1,055 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 36.5 square miles of land, 53911 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,450This ZIP1,450
Households546This ZIP546
Housing units577This ZIP577
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$100,625This ZIP$100,625Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$296,100This ZIP$296,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,286This ZIP$1,286Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density39.7 / sq miThis ZIP39.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees355This ZIP355
Annual payroll$28,688,000This ZIP$28,688,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$59,544,000This ZIP$59,544,000

Land area

Land area36.53 sq miThis ZIP36.53 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 53911 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Columbia County 92.2%
Dane County 7.8%

Other place names in 53911

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

ZIP codes near 53911

ZIPCityDistance
53571 Morrisonville, WI 3.4 mi
53955 Poynette, WI 5.4 mi
53532 Deforest, WI 5.6 mi
53598 Windsor, WI 8.2 mi
53555 Lodi, WI 9.5 mi
53960 Rio, WI 9.6 mi
53529 Dane, WI 10.0 mi
53596 Sun Prairie, WI 10.6 mi
53597 Waunakee, WI 11.0 mi
53590 Sun Prairie, WI 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53911?

53911 is in Arlington, Wisconsin, in Columbia County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3258, -89.3675.

What county is 53911 in?

53911 spans 2 counties: Columbia County and Dane County. Most of it falls in Columbia 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 53911?

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

What time zone is 53911 in?

53911 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53911?

About 1,450 people live in ZIP code 53911, in 546 households, at 39.7 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 53911?

$100,625 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53911?

The closest are 53571 (3.4 mi), 53955 (5.4 mi), 53532 (5.6 mi), 53598 (8.2 mi) and 53555 (9.5 mi).

Is 53911 a PO Box ZIP code?

53911 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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