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53951 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53951 covers North Freedom, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,571 and a median household income of $70,729.

Population
2,57135 per square mile
Median age
38.7about the US average
Median household income
$70,7297% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
11.7%0.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$333,591up 18.6% in five years
Median rent
$91013% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
17.1%17.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.8%10.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 53951 is

North Freedom, 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

Population2,571
Median age38.7
Family households68.1%
Born outside the US7.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)83.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Veterans4.6%
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$70,729
Income per person$33,487
Poverty rate11.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k11.7%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k16.5%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,180
Mean adjusted gross income$61,626
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k30.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$186,100
Median gross rent$910
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied75.8%
Vacant homes14.1%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house65.4%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units4.2%
5 to 19 units9.6%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home16.4%
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$333,591as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$333,591$157,413

$164,192 in 2009 to $333,591 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%
High school diploma or higher91%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone80.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.2%
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 smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20% 4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed96
Annual payroll$4,848,000
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 57.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64 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.

Landslide92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7Very 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$70,729$75,670$78,538
Income per person$33,487$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate11.7%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$186,100$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$910$1,045$1,348
Homeownership75.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home4.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US7.8%5.1%13.9%
Median age38.740.138.7
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 stationROCK SPRINGS 3 SW, WI US10.5 km away

Average high and low by month

January25.3°F / 11.5°F
February30.4°F / 14.2°F
March42.5°F / 25.7°F
April56.7°F / 36.4°F
May67.6°F / 48.3°F
June76°F / 58.6°F
July79.7°F / 62.1°F
August77.2°F / 60.6°F
September71.3°F / 53.1°F
October58.4°F / 42.1°F
November43.6°F / 29.3°F
December29.8°F / 18°F
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.

Sauk Prairie School District52.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Baraboo School District28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Reedsburg School District18.9% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53961 Rock Springs, WI8.7 km away
53958 Reedsburg, WI8.8 km away
53913 Baraboo, WI11.5 km away
53943 Loganville, WI14.9 km away
53578 Prairie Du Sac, WI15.3 km away
53561 Merrimac, WI17.7 km away
53959 Reedsburg, WI17.9 km away
53583 Sauk City, WI18 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 area73.03 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq mi
Population density35 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.4106, -89.8490

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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