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ZIP Code 53541: Gratiot, WI

ZIP code 53541 uses the postal name Gratiot, Wisconsin and lies entirely in Lafayette County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 900 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $58,438 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Gratiot, and under 1% in smaller places; 98% is outside any Census place.

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5national area: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

535sectional center: Madison, WI (SCF 535)

41delivery area within it

Town: Gratiot · its only residential ZIP
County: Lafayette County
Census places: Gratiot
House district: WI-2 119th Congress
State: Wisconsin
Time zone: Central
Land area: 63.3 sq mi · 14 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 53541?

53541 centers on 42.570°, -90.030° and covers 63.3 square miles of land. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 53587, 61087, 61001, 53530, 53586, 53504.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 53541 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 53541, 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 53541 compare with the rest of Lafayette County?

Rank of 53541 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	53541	In Lafayette County	In WI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	904	13th of 14	650th of 783
Median household income	$58k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$245k	not ranked	not ranked

53541's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (904). 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 21% 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 53541?

The 2020 Census counted 894 people in 53541; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 3.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 904±94 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 894+3.8% since 2010 (861)
Households: 419
Median age: 53.8

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 53541?

Of the 904 people the ACS estimates in 53541, 17.9% are under 18 and 30.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (91.9%).

Under 1817.9%
18 to 6451.7%
65 and older30.4%

Age of the people of 53541 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic91.9%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Other or two or more1.5%
Black, not Hispanic0.3%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 53541 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 53541 earn?

Median household income is $58,438 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($86,656 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $58,438±$23,414
Income per person: $38,326
Below the poverty line: 14.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 3.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 18.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $62,170430 returns; wages 58% of AGI (IRS)

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 53541?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $245,000
Median gross rent: $750
Homes owned by their occupants: 80.4%
Housing units: 461

Index = 100 in 2009, the first year FHFA reports for 53541; 2020: 105.0. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 53541 stops in 2020: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 53541?

8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 53541?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 53541, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
53587	South Wayne	1,177	$90k	6.4 mi
61087	Warren, IL	1,588	$77k	6.4 mi
61001	Apple River, IL	1,226	$78k	8.3 mi
53530	Darlington	4,569	$70k	9.5 mi
53586	Shullsburg	2,211	$71k	10.0 mi
53504	Argyle	2,281	$84k	13.7 mi
61059	Nora, IL	178	$54k	9.1 mi (near)
53599	Woodford	75	–	10.3 mi (near)
61089	Winslow, IL	526	$66k	12.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.