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53965

ZIP 53965 is Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, mostly in Adams County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adams +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
10,818
Coordinates
43.6714, -89.7481
☼ Live from 53965 — Wisconsin Dells, WI

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Where 53965 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53965
  • 🔢 Type 53965 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgGES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,965 = 5 × 43 × 251. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53964 (Westfield, WI, 20 mi away) and 53968 (Wonewoc, WI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53965 becomes 56935, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35956, 36559, 39556, 39565, 53569, 53596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96553 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,159 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯527 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53965 and you would come out at 43.67°S, 90.25°E — 1,026 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 168.8 square miles of land, 53965 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,818This ZIP10,818
Households4,826This ZIP4,826
Housing units6,695This ZIP6,695
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,667This ZIP$66,667Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$227,000This ZIP$227,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$956This ZIP$956Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density64.1 / sq miThis ZIP64.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments474This ZIP474
Employees10,130This ZIP10,130
Annual payroll$352,060,000This ZIP$352,060,000
Tax returns filed7,110This ZIP7,110
Total adjusted gross income$453,960,000This ZIP$453,960,000

Land area

Land area168.77 sq miThis ZIP168.77 sq mi
Water area5.93 sq miThis ZIP5.93 sq mi

Counties 53965 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 55.9%
Columbia County 21.1%
Sauk County 16.8%
Juneau County 6.3%

Other place names in 53965

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ZIP codes near 53965

ZIPCityDistance
53940 Lake Delton, WI 6.0 mi
53920 Briggsville, WI 7.2 mi
53944 Lyndon Station, WI 9.2 mi
53952 Oxford, WI 11.1 mi
53913 Baraboo, WI 12.4 mi
53930 Endeavor, WI 12.5 mi
53936 Grand Marsh, WI 13.8 mi
53910 Adams, WI 15.2 mi
53901 Portage, WI 15.3 mi
53959 Reedsburg, WI 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53965?

53965 is in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, in Adams County. Its published point location is 43.6714, -89.7481.

What county is 53965 in?

53965 spans 4 counties: Adams County, Columbia County, Sauk County and Juneau County. Most of it falls in Adams 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 53965?

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

What time zone is 53965 in?

53965 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53965?

About 10,818 people live in ZIP code 53965, in 4,826 households, at 64.1 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 53965?

$66,667 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53965?

The closest are 53940 (6 mi), 53920 (7.2 mi), 53944 (9.2 mi), 53952 (11.1 mi) and 53913 (12.4 mi).

Is 53965 a PO Box ZIP code?

53965 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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