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53946

ZIP 53946 is Markesan, Wisconsin, mostly in Green Lake County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Green Lake +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,333
Coordinates
43.7194, -89.0217
☼ Live from 53946 — Markesan, WI

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Where 53946 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53946
  • 🔢 Type 53946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,946 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 37. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53944 (Lyndon Station, WI, 45 mi away) and 53947 (Marquette, WI, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53946 becomes 64935, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34695, 34956, 35469, 35649, 35964, 36549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96534 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,227 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% 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 53946 and you would come out at 43.72°S, 90.98°E — 1,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 127.6 square miles of land, 53946 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,333This ZIP4,333
Households1,817This ZIP1,817
Housing units2,638This ZIP2,638
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$72,450This ZIP$72,450Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$245,500This ZIP$245,500Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$723This ZIP$723Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density33.9 / sq miThis ZIP33.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees969This ZIP969
Annual payroll$39,387,000This ZIP$39,387,000
Tax returns filed2,090This ZIP2,090
Total adjusted gross income$156,323,000This ZIP$156,323,000

Land area

Land area127.65 sq miThis ZIP127.65 sq mi
Water area17.34 sq miThis ZIP17.34 sq mi

Counties 53946 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Green Lake County 93.2%
Fond du Lac County 4.8%
Marquette County 1.1%
Dodge County 0.9%

Other place names in 53946

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

ZIP codes near 53946

ZIPCityDistance
53947 Marquette, WI 6.1 mi
53939 Kingston, WI 6.2 mi
53931 Fairwater, WI 7.9 mi
54941 Green Lake, WI 8.8 mi
53935 Friesland, WI 9.4 mi
54968 Princeton, WI 10.5 mi
53926 Dalton, WI 10.7 mi
53923 Cambria, WI 11.6 mi
53933 Fox Lake, WI 11.9 mi
53956 Randolph, WI 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53946?

53946 is in Markesan, Wisconsin, in Green Lake County. Its published point location is 43.7194, -89.0217.

What county is 53946 in?

53946 spans 4 counties: Green Lake County, Fond du Lac County, Marquette County and Dodge County. Most of it falls in Green Lake 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 53946?

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

What time zone is 53946 in?

53946 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53946?

About 4,333 people live in ZIP code 53946, in 1,817 households, at 33.9 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 53946?

$72,450 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53946?

The closest are 53947 (6.1 mi), 53939 (6.2 mi), 53931 (7.9 mi), 54941 (8.8 mi) and 53935 (9.4 mi).

Is 53946 a PO Box ZIP code?

53946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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