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53942

ZIP 53942 is Lime Ridge, Wisconsin, in Sauk County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sauk
Metro area
Baraboo, WI
Population
235
Coordinates
43.4640, -90.1653
☼ Live from 53942 — Lime Ridge, WI

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Where 53942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53942
  • 🔢 Type 53942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,942 = 2 × 7 × 3853. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53941 (La Valle, WI, 8 mi away) and 53943 (Loganville, WI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53942 becomes 24935 — and that is a real ZIP code: Forest Hill, WV, 638 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23459, 23954, 24539, 24593, 24935, 25943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95432 in Elk, CA, 1,752 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯501 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53942 and you would come out at 43.46°S, 89.83°E — 1,015 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 1.3 square miles of land, 53942 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population235This ZIP235
Households65This ZIP65
Housing units65This ZIP65
Median age27.6This ZIP27.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$112,292This ZIP$112,292Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$133,300This ZIP$133,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density178.0 / sq miThis ZIP178.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$988,000This ZIP$988,000

Land area

Land area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 53942

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

ZIP codes near 53942

ZIPCityDistance
53924 Cazenovia, WI 5.0 mi
53937 Hillpoint, WI 5.4 mi
53941 La Valle, WI 8.2 mi
53943 Loganville, WI 8.4 mi
53959 Reedsburg, WI 9.7 mi
53961 Rock Springs, WI 11.1 mi
53958 Reedsburg, WI 11.6 mi
53577 Plain, WI 11.7 mi
53968 Wonewoc, WI 12.4 mi
53581 Richland Center, WI 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53942?

53942 is in Lime Ridge, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, part of the Baraboo, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4640, -90.1653.

What county is 53942 in?

53942 lies in Sauk County.

What area code is 53942?

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

What time zone is 53942 in?

53942 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53942?

About 235 people live in ZIP code 53942, in 65 households, at 178.0 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 53942?

$112,292 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53942?

The closest are 53924 (5 mi), 53937 (5.4 mi), 53941 (8.2 mi), 53943 (8.4 mi) and 53959 (9.7 mi).

Is 53942 a PO Box ZIP code?

53942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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