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53955

ZIP 53955 is Poynette, Wisconsin, in Columbia County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Columbia
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
6,125
Coordinates
43.3999, -89.3987
☼ Live from 53955 — Poynette, WI

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Where 53955 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53955
  • 🔢 Type 53955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,955 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53954 (Pardeeville, WI, 11 mi away) and 53956 (Randolph, WI, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53955 becomes 55935 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fountain, MN, 139 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35559, 39555, 53559, 53595, 55359, 55395, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95553 in Miranda, CA, 1,776 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% 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 53955 and you would come out at 43.40°S, 90.60°E — 1,051 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 73.1 square miles of land, 53955 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,125This ZIP6,125
Households2,577This ZIP2,577
Housing units2,863This ZIP2,863
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$101,134This ZIP$101,134Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$332,000This ZIP$332,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$912This ZIP$912Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density83.8 / sq miThis ZIP83.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees1,048This ZIP1,048
Annual payroll$48,254,000This ZIP$48,254,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$280,085,000This ZIP$280,085,000

Land area

Land area73.11 sq miThis ZIP73.11 sq mi
Water area3.19 sq miThis ZIP3.19 sq mi

Other place names in 53955

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

ZIP codes near 53955

ZIPCityDistance
53911 Arlington, WI 5.4 mi
53969 Wyocena, WI 8.3 mi
53960 Rio, WI 8.4 mi
53571 Morrisonville, WI 8.7 mi
53555 Lodi, WI 9.6 mi
53532 Deforest, WI 11.0 mi
53954 Pardeeville, WI 11.3 mi
53901 Portage, WI 11.9 mi
53928 Doylestown, WI 12.3 mi
53561 Merrimac, WI 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53955?

53955 is in Poynette, Wisconsin, in Columbia County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3999, -89.3987.

What county is 53955 in?

53955 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 53955?

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

What time zone is 53955 in?

53955 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53955?

About 6,125 people live in ZIP code 53955, in 2,577 households, at 83.8 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 53955?

$101,134 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53955?

The closest are 53911 (5.4 mi), 53969 (8.3 mi), 53960 (8.4 mi), 53571 (8.7 mi) and 53555 (9.6 mi).

Is 53955 a PO Box ZIP code?

53955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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