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ZIP Code 53540: Gotham, WI
ZIP code 53540 is in Gotham, Wisconsin, entirely in Richland County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 110 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $61,458 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Gotham · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Richland County
- Census places
- Gotham census-designated place
- House district
- WI-3 119th Congress
- State
- Wisconsin
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 0.08 sq mi · 1,474 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 53540?
53540 centers on 43.222°, -90.294° and covers 0.08 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 53556.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 53540, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 53540 compare with the rest of Richland County?
| Measure | 53540 | In Richland County | In WI |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 112 | 13th of 14 | 758th of 783 |
| Median household income | $62k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $128k | not ranked | not ranked |
53540's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (112). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 82% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 53540?
The 2020 Census counted 125 people in 53540; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 112. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 112±58 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 125
- Households
- 47
- Median age
- 31.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 53540?
Of the 112 people the ACS estimates in 53540, 16.1% are under 18 and 14.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1816.1%
- 18 to 6469.6%
- 65 and older14.3%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 53540 earn?
Median household income is $61,458 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $61,458±$28,795
- Income per person
- $25,573
- Below the poverty line
- 14.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 17.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 53540?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $127,500
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 57.4%
- Housing units
- 47
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 53540?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53556 | Lone Rock | 2,428 | $68k | 2.7 mi |
| 53506 | Avoca | 1,011 | $60k | 4.0 mi (near) |
| 53584 | Sextonville | 7 | – | 4.0 mi (near) |
| 53573 | Muscoda | 2,906 | $65k | 8.8 mi (near) |
| 53588 | Spring Green | 3,770 | $83k | 11.0 mi (near) |
| 53543 | Highland | 1,758 | $77k | 11.6 mi (near) |
| 53581 | Richland Center | 10,176 | $65k | 12.4 mi (near) |
| 53577 | Plain | 1,363 | $97k | 13.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.