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53125 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53125 covers Fontana, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,817 and a median household income of $108,750.

Population
1,817295 per square mile
Median age
55.616.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,7501.4× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$695,309up 32.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,3751.3× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
59.6%24.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.6%21.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
60

Where 53125 is

Fontana, Wisconsin — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,817
Median age55.6
Family households74.3%
Born outside the US4.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)94.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans5.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$108,750
Income per person$83,085
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k0.1%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k0.4%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more31.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,080
Mean adjusted gross income$259,956
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.1%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.3%
Returns, $200k or more23.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$576,500
Median gross rent$1,375
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied86.6%
Vacant homes64.8%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house74.4%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units11.5%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units4.7%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$695,309as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$695,309$264,635

$264,635 in 2000 to $695,309 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%
High school diploma or higher98.5%
Works from home23.6%
Drives to work alone71.2%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76% 0.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening77% 12.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30% 6.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.7% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.6% 7.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments60
People employed686
Annual payroll$28,819,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 43.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss46.5 out of 100
Community resilience72.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWisconsinUnited States
Median household income$108,750$75,670$78,538
Income per person$83,085$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$576,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,375$1,045$1,348
Homeownership86.6%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home23.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.3%5.1%13.9%
Median age55.640.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDELAVAN WWTP, WI US12.9 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January29.2°F / 13.4°F1.56 in rain
February32.6°F / 16°F1.67 in rain
March43.7°F / 24.9°F1.97 in rain
April57°F / 35.7°F3.66 in rain
May68.8°F / 46.9°F4.19 in rain
June79°F / 56.8°F4.96 in rain
July82.9°F / 60.8°F3.79 in rain
August81.1°F / 58.9°F3.87 in rain
September74.2°F / 51.2°F3.74 in rain
October60.8°F / 39.5°F2.89 in rain
November46.2°F / 28.9°F2.61 in rain
December34.5°F / 19.6°F1.83 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket91% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Big Foot Union High School District48.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Fontana Joint No. 8 School District30% of this ZIP code's land area
Walworth Joint No. 1 School District12.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Linn Joint No. 6 School District6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Williams Bay School District2.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability7.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

53184 Walworth, WI2.9 km away
53191 Williams Bay, WI4.3 km away
53195 Zenda, WI7.6 km away
53115 Delavan, WI10.1 km away
53147 Lake Geneva, WI10.5 km away
53585 Sharon, WI13.2 km away
60033 Harvard, IL13.7 km away
60034 Hebron, IL15.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Walworth County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.16 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq mi
Population density295 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5429, -88.5684

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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