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ZIP Code53571

Morrisonville, WI

Dane County · Wisconsin · United States
Home to 227 people across 0.429 square miles.

CentralRenter-majority57 ZIPs in county

At a glance

53571 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
227
±181 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
$65,850
US median $70,109 · 43th pctile
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
41.5
US median 42 years
Population density
529/mi²
73th pctile most dense
Land area
0.429 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 53571 is

43.277906, -89.353641 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates43.277906, -89.353641
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyDane County
StateWisconsin (WI)
Land area0.429 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Chicago, IL130.6 mi
Atlanta, GA710.7 mi
Philadelphia, PA767.0 mi
New York, NY806.5 mi

People

Who lives in 53571

227 residents in 140 households, averaging 1.62 people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 30.8% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 187.5%
18-2423.3%
25-340.0%
35-4430.8%
45-540.0%
55-6416.3%
65+22.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households140
Average household size1.62
Family households49.3%
Living alone37.9%
Median age41.5 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White83.7%
Two or more16.3%
Hispanic / Latino30.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 53571

The median household here earns $65,850 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 53571 ahead of 43% of American ZIP codes. 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$65,850
LowestHighest
Higher than 43% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$65,850 ±$59,788
Per capita income$37,019
Poverty rate8.4%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation67.1%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k37.9%
$50-75k35.7%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k26.4%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 23.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 53571

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units140
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 140 occupied units

Owner-occupied26.4%
Renter-occupied73.6%
Owner households37
Renter households103

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family26.4%
2-4 units37.9%
20+ units35.7%

Getting to work

How 53571 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 19.8 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 19.8 minutes

<10 min0.0%
10-1963.8%
20-2926.2%
30-449.9%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 53571

ZIP code 53571 is assigned to Morrisonville, WI, and falls within Dane County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 227 people live inside it.

At 529 residents per square mile spread over 0.429 square miles, 53571 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Household earnings track close to the national picture. The median of $65,850 puts 53571 near the middle of the pack, ahead of 43% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in Morrisonville looks like

The building stock is dominated by small multi-family buildings of two to four units, which account for 37.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 41.5 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.62 people, and 37.9% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Getting to work takes 19.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Morrisonville, WI

Morrisonville is a smaller community, so options inside 53571 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.

For reference, Chicago, IL is about 130.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 53571 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 53571 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 53571 offers a compact profile of Morrisonville: 227 residents, a median household income of $65,850, 23.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 53571 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Morrisonville may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 53571

What city is ZIP code 53571 in?
53571 serves Morrisonville, Wisconsin, in Dane County, United States.
What is the population of 53571?
About 227 people live in ZIP code 53571, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±181. That works out to roughly 529 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 53571?
The median household income in 53571 is $65,850 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $37,019. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
Is 53571 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 23.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 41.5. The average commute is 19.8 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 53571 in?
53571 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 53571?
ZIP code 53571 covers 0.429 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 53571 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 53571 reads as a small-town area. It holds 529 people per square mile across 0.429 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 53571?
The average one-way commute from 53571 takes about 19.8 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 53571?
About 141 residents of 53571 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 67.1% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 53571?
Accommodation in and around Morrisonville, WI ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 53571 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Morrisonville as the primary place and Dane County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 53571 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 53571. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 53571, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.