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53942 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53942 covers Lime Ridge, Wisconsin, with a population of about 151 and a median household income of $108,393.

Population
151114 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,3931.4× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Median home value
$119,60052% below the Wisconsin median
Median rent
$68335% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
10.6%24.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.6%14.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 53942 is

Lime Ridge, 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

Population151
Median age41.1
Family households83.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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$108,393
Income per person$33,060
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k12.2%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k2.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k10.2%
$100–125k46.9%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,600
Median gross rent$683
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied79.6%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house98%
2 to 4 units2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%
High school diploma or higher73.4%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.4% 7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.3% 2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36% 5.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed23
Annual payroll$827,000
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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 44.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss43.3 out of 100
Community resilience74.6 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.

Landslide93.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.6Very 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$108,393$75,670$78,538
Income per person$33,060$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$119,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$683$1,045$1,348
Homeownership79.6%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%3.3%5.2%
Works from home8.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.1%13.9%
Median age41.140.138.7
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 stationREEDSBURG, WI US14.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January27°F / 7.9°F1.51 in rain, 9.9 in snow
February31.9°F / 11.5°F1.54 in rain, 14.8 in snow
March44°F / 23.4°F2.2 in rain, 5.1 in snow
April57.3°F / 34.7°F3.84 in rain, 2.7 in snow
May69.4°F / 46.5°F4.29 in rain
June78.5°F / 56.7°F5.4 in rain
July82.2°F / 60.9°F5.27 in rain
August80.2°F / 58.2°F4.74 in rain
September72.8°F / 49.8°F3.55 in rain
October60°F / 37.6°F3.07 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November45.1°F / 26.9°F2.17 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December32.8°F / 15.2°F1.99 in rain, 9.3 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Weston 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53937 Hillpoint, WI8.1 km away
53924 Cazenovia, WI10.1 km away
53941 La Valle, WI11.6 km away
53943 Loganville, WI12.5 km away
53959 Reedsburg, WI15.1 km away
53958 Reedsburg, WI18.5 km away
53968 Wonewoc, WI18.9 km away
53961 Rock Springs, WI19.3 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.

Sauk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.32 sq mi
Population density114 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.4682, -90.1615

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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