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53960

ZIP 53960 is Rio, Wisconsin, in Columbia County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Columbia
Metro area
Madison, WI
Population
3,396
Coordinates
43.4261, -89.2354
☼ Live from 53960 — Rio, WI

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Where 53960 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53960
  • 🔢 Type 53960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 71. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53959 (Reedsburg, WI, 39 mi away) and 53961 (Rock Springs, WI, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53960 becomes 06935, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06359, 35096, 35609, 35906, 35960, 36509, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96350 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,189 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯542 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53960 and you would come out at 43.43°S, 90.76°E — 1,057 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 89.6 square miles of land, 53960 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,396This ZIP3,396
Households1,431This ZIP1,431
Housing units1,570This ZIP1,570
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,911This ZIP$84,911Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$282,100This ZIP$282,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees428This ZIP428
Annual payroll$21,134,000This ZIP$21,134,000
Tax returns filed1,760This ZIP1,760
Total adjusted gross income$134,528,000This ZIP$134,528,000

Land area

Land area89.58 sq miThis ZIP89.58 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq miThis ZIP1.63 sq mi

Other place names in 53960

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ZIP codes near 53960

ZIPCityDistance
53928 Doylestown, WI 4.1 mi
53969 Wyocena, WI 5.8 mi
53955 Poynette, WI 8.4 mi
53932 Fall River, WI 9.0 mi
53954 Pardeeville, WI 9.5 mi
53911 Arlington, WI 9.6 mi
53925 Columbus, WI 11.3 mi
53923 Cambria, WI 11.3 mi
53571 Morrisonville, WI 11.8 mi
53532 Deforest, WI 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53960?

53960 is in Rio, Wisconsin, in Columbia County, part of the Madison, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4261, -89.2354.

What county is 53960 in?

53960 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 53960?

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

What time zone is 53960 in?

53960 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53960?

About 3,396 people live in ZIP code 53960, in 1,431 households, at 37.9 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 53960?

$84,911 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53960?

The closest are 53928 (4.1 mi), 53969 (5.8 mi), 53955 (8.4 mi), 53932 (9 mi) and 53954 (9.5 mi).

Is 53960 a PO Box ZIP code?

53960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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