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53961

ZIP 53961 is Rock Springs, Wisconsin, in Sauk County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sauk
Metro area
Baraboo, WI
Population
831
Coordinates
43.4637, -89.9443
☼ Live from 53961 — Rock Springs, WI

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Where 53961 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53961
  • 🔢 Type 53961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,961 = 3 × 17987. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53960 (Rio, WI, 36 mi away) and 53962 (Union Center, WI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53961 becomes 16935 — and that is a real ZIP code: Middlebury Center, PA, 649 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,485 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯511 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53961 and you would come out at 43.46°S, 90.06°E — 1,025 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 23.6 square miles of land, 53961 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population831This ZIP831
Households357This ZIP357
Housing units369This ZIP369
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,298This ZIP$77,298Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$210,500This ZIP$210,500Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,181This ZIP$1,181Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$2,547,000This ZIP$2,547,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$30,761,000This ZIP$30,761,000

Land area

Land area23.57 sq miThis ZIP23.57 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 53961

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ZIP codes near 53961

ZIPCityDistance
53958 Reedsburg, WI 4.9 mi
53959 Reedsburg, WI 5.5 mi
53951 North Freedom, WI 6.3 mi
53943 Loganville, WI 7.0 mi
53913 Baraboo, WI 11.0 mi
53942 Lime Ridge, WI 11.1 mi
53937 Hillpoint, WI 11.4 mi
53940 Lake Delton, WI 11.6 mi
53577 Plain, WI 12.1 mi
53941 La Valle, WI 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53961?

53961 is in Rock Springs, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, part of the Baraboo, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4637, -89.9443.

What county is 53961 in?

53961 lies in Sauk County.

What area code is 53961?

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

What time zone is 53961 in?

53961 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53961?

About 831 people live in ZIP code 53961, in 357 households, at 35.3 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 53961?

$77,298 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53961?

The closest are 53958 (4.9 mi), 53959 (5.5 mi), 53951 (6.3 mi), 53943 (7 mi) and 53913 (11 mi).

Is 53961 a PO Box ZIP code?

53961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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