Residential delivery area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 53557: Lowell, WI

ZIP code 53557 uses the postal name Lowell, Wisconsin and lies entirely in Dodge County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 450 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $91,500 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 21% of its land lies in Lowell; 79% 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)

57delivery area within it

Town: Lowell · its only residential ZIP
County: Dodge County
Census places: Lowell
Micro area: Beaver Dam, WI
House district: WI-5 119th Congress
State: Wisconsin
Time zone: Central
Land area: 4.6 sq mi · 97 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 53557?

53557 centers on 43.339°, -88.798° and covers 4.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 53579, 53039, 53098, 53916.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 53557 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 53557, 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 53557 compare with the rest of Dodge County?

Rank of 53557 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	53557	In Dodge County	In WI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	446	26th of 30	697th of 783
Median household income	$92k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$174k	not ranked	not ranked

53557's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (446). 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 53% 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 53557?

The 2020 Census counted 395 people in 53557; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 446. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 446±97 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 395
Households: 214
Median age: 48.6

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 53557?

Of the 446 people the ACS estimates in 53557, 16.4% are under 18 and 17.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (85.7%), then Other or two or more (11.2%).

Under 1816.4%
18 to 6466.1%
65 and older17.5%

Age of the people of 53557 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic85.7%
Other or two or more11.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Black, not Hispanic0.2%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 53557 (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 53557 earn?

Median household income is $91,500 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $91,500±$11,414
Income per person: $36,971
Below the poverty line: 5.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 6.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 14.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $62,300230 returns; wages 73% 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 53557?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $174,000
Median gross rent: $746
Homes owned by their occupants: 72.0%
Housing units: 256

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 53557; 2021: 134.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 53557 stops in 2021: 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 53557?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as 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 53557?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 53557, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
53579	Reeseville	1,732	$80k	4.6 mi
53039	Juneau	4,702	$79k	4.9 mi
53098	Watertown	11,353	$74k	7.3 mi
53916	Beaver Dam	22,808	$71k	8.5 mi
53016	Clyman	360	$70k	4.5 mi (near)
53034	Hustisford	1,652	$79k	9.0 mi (near)
53047	Lebanon	85	$47k	10.1 mi (near)
53032	Horicon	4,898	$56k	11.5 mi (near)

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