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53936

ZIP 53936 is Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, in Adams County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adams
Metro area
none
Population
1,231
Coordinates
43.8689, -89.7073
☼ Live from 53936 — Grand Marsh, WI

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Where 53936 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53936
  • 🔢 Type 53936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3371. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53935 (Friesland, WI, 37 mi away) and 53937 (Hillpoint, WI, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53936 becomes 63935 — and that is a real ZIP code: Doniphan, MO, 501 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33569, 33596, 33956, 33965, 35963, 36539, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95363 in Patterson, CA, 1,703 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯535 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53936 and you would come out at 43.87°S, 90.29°E — 1,021 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 53936 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,231This ZIP1,231
Households577This ZIP577
Housing units1,018This ZIP1,018
Median age56.9This ZIP56.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,515This ZIP$55,515Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%This ZIP9.2%
Mean commute38.3 minThis ZIP38.3 min
Population density19.2 / sq miThis ZIP19.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,977,000This ZIP$1,977,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$33,456,000This ZIP$33,456,000

Land area

Land area64.28 sq miThis ZIP64.28 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 53936

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ZIP codes near 53936

ZIPCityDistance
53910 Adams, WI 5.2 mi
53952 Oxford, WI 8.2 mi
53934 Friendship, WI 9.6 mi
53964 Westfield, WI 10.2 mi
53927 Dellwood, WI 13.1 mi
54930 Coloma, WI 13.6 mi
53965 Wisconsin Dells, WI 13.8 mi
53953 Packwaukee, WI 14.3 mi
53920 Briggsville, WI 14.6 mi
53930 Endeavor, WI 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53936?

53936 is in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, in Adams County. Its published point location is 43.8689, -89.7073.

What county is 53936 in?

53936 lies in Adams County.

What area code is 53936?

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

What time zone is 53936 in?

53936 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53936?

About 1,231 people live in ZIP code 53936, in 577 households, at 19.2 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 53936?

$55,515 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53936?

The closest are 53910 (5.2 mi), 53952 (8.2 mi), 53934 (9.6 mi), 53964 (10.2 mi) and 53927 (13.1 mi).

Is 53936 a PO Box ZIP code?

53936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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