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53526 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53526 covers Cobb, Wisconsin, with a population of about 465 and a median household income of $76,042.

Population
46559 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$76,042about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
15.9%3.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$176,30029% below the Wisconsin median
Median rent
$1,083about the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
24.6%10.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.8%23.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 53526 is

Cobb, 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

Population465
Median age46.6
Family households65.4%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)94.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans5.1%
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$76,042
Income per person$43,014
Poverty rate15.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k6.5%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k13.6%
$75–100k25.2%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k3.3%
$200k or more7.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed290
Mean adjusted gross income$88,910
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k24.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,300
Median gross rent$1,083
Rent as a share of household income18.1%
Owner-occupied88.8%
Vacant homes11.6%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house91.3%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units0.8%
Mobile home1.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone83.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.6% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed389
Annual payroll$22,076,000
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 41.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss43.2 out of 100
Community resilience89.1 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.

Landslide95.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18Very 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$76,042$75,670$78,538
Income per person$43,014$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate15.9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$176,300$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,083$1,045$1,348
Homeownership88.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.3%5.2%
Works from home9.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.1%13.9%
Median age46.640.138.7
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 stationDODGEVILLE WWTP, WI US17.6 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January26°F / 8.9°F1.45 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February30.6°F / 12.1°F1.52 in rain, 10.6 in snow
March42.8°F / 23°F2.3 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April56.5°F / 33.9°F3.88 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May68.3°F / 45.5°F4.61 in rain
June77.7°F / 55.9°F5.73 in rain
July81.4°F / 60.1°F4.71 in rain
August79.6°F / 58.2°F4.39 in rain
September72.4°F / 49.4°F3.66 in rain
October59.3°F / 37.6°F3.08 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November43.9°F / 26°F2.47 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December31.1°F / 15.6°F1.83 in rain, 10.3 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Iowa-Grant School District100% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53535 Edmund, WI5.5 km away
53553 Linden, WI6.8 km away
53569 Montfort, WI9.2 km away
53543 Highland, WI10 km away
53554 Livingston, WI11.2 km away
53580 Rewey, WI12.5 km away
53595 Dodgeville, WI15.6 km away
53533 Dodgeville, WI15.6 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.

Iowa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.82 sq mi
Population density59 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9660, -90.3324

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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