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53916

ZIP 53916 is Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in Dodge County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dodge
Metro area
Beaver Dam, WI
Population
22,808
Coordinates
43.4560, -88.8485
☼ Live from 53916 — Beaver Dam, WI

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Where 53916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53916
  • 🔢 Type 53916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4493. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53913 (Baraboo, WI, 44 mi away) and 53919 (Brandon, WI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53916 becomes 61935, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,532 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯561 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53916 and you would come out at 43.46°S, 91.15°E — 1,073 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 103.6 square miles of land, 53916 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,808This ZIP22,808
Households10,277This ZIP10,277
Housing units10,803This ZIP10,803
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$71,188This ZIP$71,188Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$220,300This ZIP$220,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$959This ZIP$959Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density220.2 / sq miThis ZIP220.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments522This ZIP522
Employees10,078This ZIP10,078
Annual payroll$471,099,000This ZIP$471,099,000
Tax returns filed11,820This ZIP11,820
Total adjusted gross income$812,134,000This ZIP$812,134,000

Land area

Land area103.59 sq miThis ZIP103.59 sq mi
Water area9.21 sq miThis ZIP9.21 sq mi

Other place names in 53916

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ZIP codes near 53916

ZIPCityDistance
53922 Burnett, WI 8.1 mi
53557 Lowell, WI 8.5 mi
53933 Fox Lake, WI 8.9 mi
53039 Juneau, WI 9.2 mi
53957 Randolph, WI 9.6 mi
53956 Randolph, WI 10.4 mi
53932 Fall River, WI 10.6 mi
53579 Reeseville, WI 11.1 mi
53032 Horicon, WI 11.3 mi
53016 Clyman, WI 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53916?

53916 is in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in Dodge County, part of the Beaver Dam, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4560, -88.8485.

What county is 53916 in?

53916 lies in Dodge County.

What area code is 53916?

Beaver Dam uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53916 in?

53916 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53916?

About 22,808 people live in ZIP code 53916, in 10,277 households, at 220.2 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 53916?

$71,188 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53916?

The closest are 53922 (8.1 mi), 53557 (8.5 mi), 53933 (8.9 mi), 53039 (9.2 mi) and 53957 (9.6 mi).

Is 53916 a PO Box ZIP code?

53916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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