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53959 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53959 covers Reedsburg, Wisconsin, with a population of about 14,391 and a median household income of $76,313.

Population
14,391129 per square mile
Median age
423.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$76,313about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$318,850up 29.7% in five years
Median rent
$9549% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
25%10 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.4%5.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
333

Where 53959 is

Reedsburg, 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

Population14,391
Median age42
Family households70.5%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7%
White (non-Hispanic)82.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.1%
Veterans6.9%
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$76,313
Income per person$38,258
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k17.6%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k8.8%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,290
Mean adjusted gross income$67,993
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k26.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$240,500
Median gross rent$954
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied70.4%
Vacant homes6.2%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house68.4%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units8.8%
20 or more units5.3%
Mobile home5.4%
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$318,850as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.4%
Typical asking rent$1,408as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$318,850$132,718

$141,852 in 2009 to $318,850 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone79%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

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

Obesity41% 7.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.1% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.9% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments333
People employed6,252
Annual payroll$302,789,000
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 63% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.7 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.

Hail93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.2Very 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$76,313$75,670$78,538
Income per person$38,258$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate11%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$240,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$954$1,045$1,348
Homeownership70.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4%5.1%13.9%
Median age4240.138.7
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 US1 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket37% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Reedsburg School District93.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Weston School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Baraboo School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Wisconsin Dells School District1.6% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53961 Rock Springs, WI9.3 km away
53941 La Valle, WI11.5 km away
53943 Loganville, WI14.4 km away
53942 Lime Ridge, WI15.1 km away
53958 Reedsburg, WI15.7 km away
53940 Lake Delton, WI17.9 km away
53951 North Freedom, WI17.9 km away
53944 Lyndon Station, WI19.5 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.

Sauk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area111.61 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq mi
Population density129 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.5316, -89.9959

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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