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ZIP Code 53936: Grand Marsh, WI

ZIP code 53936 uses the postal name Grand Marsh, Wisconsin and lies entirely in Adams County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $55,515 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Grand Marsh (a census-designated place), 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

539sectional center: Madison, WI (SCF 535)

36delivery area within it

Town: Grand Marsh · its only residential ZIP
County: Adams County
Census places: Grand Marsh census-designated place
House district: WI-3 119th Congress
State: Wisconsin
Time zone: Central
Land area: 64.3 sq mi · 19 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 53936?

53936 centers on 43.869°, -89.707° and covers 64.3 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 53910, 53952, 53934, 53964, 54930, 53965.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 53936 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 53936, 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 53936 compare with the rest of Adams County?

Rank of 53936 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	53936	In Adams County	In WI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,231	13th of 14	595th of 783
Median household income	$56k	10th of 12	584th of 610
Median home value	$138k	13th of 13	603rd of 612

Its median household income is higher than in 22% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 25% of all 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 53936?

The 2020 Census counted 1,547 people in 53936; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,231. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,231±141 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,547−3.9% since 2010 (1,610)
Households: 577
Median age: 56.9

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 53936?

Of the 1,231 people the ACS estimates in 53936, 16.4% are under 18 and 31.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (89.0%).

Under 1816.4%
18 to 6452.6%
65 and older31.0%

Age of the people of 53936 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic89.0%
Hispanic or Latino6.9%
Other or two or more3.2%
Black, not Hispanic0.6%
Asian, not Hispanic0.4%

Race and Hispanic origin in 53936 (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 53936 earn?

Median household income is $55,515 (ACS 2020-2024), the 10th highest of the 12 ranked ZIP codes in Adams County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($51,380 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $55,515±$5,847
Income per person: $34,949
Below the poverty line: 12.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 3.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 9.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $48,487690 returns; wages 66% 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 53936?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $137,500
Median gross rent: $864
Homes owned by their occupants: 93.4%
Housing units: 1,018

Index = 100 in 2002, the first year FHFA reports for 53936; 2022: 184.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 53936 stops in 2022: 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 53936?

12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 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 53936?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 53936, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
53910	Adams	3,522	$50k	5.2 mi
53952	Oxford	3,524	$64k	8.2 mi
53934	Friendship	4,520	$49k	9.6 mi
53964	Westfield	3,371	$69k	10.2 mi
54930	Coloma	1,840	$78k	13.6 mi
53965	Wisconsin Dells	10,818	$67k	13.8 mi
53953	Packwaukee	213	$46k	14.3 mi (near)
53920	Briggsville	599	$69k	14.6 mi (near)

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