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53556 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53556 covers Lone Rock, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,354 and a median household income of $67,188.

Population
2,35449 per square mile
Median age
45.36.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,18811% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$261,228up 37% in five years
Median rent
$83820% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
13.6%21.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.4%17.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 53556 is

Lone Rock, 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

Population2,354
Median age45.3
Family households66.1%
Born outside the US5.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.9%
White (non-Hispanic)87.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Veterans8.6%
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$67,188
Income per person$34,634
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k6.9%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k15.2%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more4.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,350
Mean adjusted gross income$61,793
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k26.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,600
Median gross rent$838
Rent as a share of household income23.1%
Owner-occupied82.4%
Vacant homes14.4%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house79.9%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units3.4%
Mobile home9.6%
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$261,228as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$261,228$114,511

$119,793 in 2009 to $261,228 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%
High school diploma or higher92.9%
Works from home7.8%
Drives to work alone78.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
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.

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.7% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 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 disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments40
People employed144
Annual payroll$5,859,000
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 89.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.2 out of 100
Community resilience54.1 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.

Landslide98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.4Very 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$67,188$75,670$78,538
Income per person$34,634$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate11%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$176,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$838$1,045$1,348
Homeownership82.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%3.3%5.2%
Works from home7.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5.9%5.1%13.9%
Median age45.340.138.7
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 stationLONE ROCK TRI CO AP, WI US4.5 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January27.5°F / 9.9°F0.88 in rain
February32.2°F / 13.8°F0.87 in rain
March45.1°F / 26°F1.88 in rain
April58.4°F / 36.2°F3.69 in rain
May70.4°F / 47.9°F3.72 in rain
June79.4°F / 57.8°F5.28 in rain
July82.7°F / 61.3°F4.54 in rain
August80.5°F / 59.2°F4.17 in rain
September73.7°F / 50.6°F3.42 in rain
October60.5°F / 38.8°F2.48 in rain
November45.7°F / 27.8°F1.95 in rain
December32.9°F / 16.5°F1.2 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

River Valley School District63.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Richland School District24.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Ithaca School District12% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53540 Gotham, WI4.6 km away
53584 Sextonville, WI7.8 km away
53506 Avoca, WI8.3 km away
53588 Spring Green, WI14.1 km away
53577 Plain, WI16.6 km away
53573 Muscoda, WI18 km away
53937 Hillpoint, WI20.3 km away
53543 Highland, WI21.5 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.

Richland County89.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Sauk County10.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area48.53 sq mi
Water area1.12 sq mi
Population density49 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2208, -90.2352

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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