ZIP code · Fort Atkinson · Wisconsin · United States
ZIP code 53538 — Fort Atkinson
ZIP code 53538 serves Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
- Postal code
- 53538Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Fort Atkinson
- County
- Jefferson FIPS 55055
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.9229, -88.8467 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,604 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 192 / sq mi
- Land area
- 97.1 sq mi (251.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $80,784
- Per-capita income
- $41,581
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- 7,856
- Housing units
- 8,444
- Median home value
- $228,200
- Median gross rent
- $967 / month
- Congressional districts
- WI-5 (also WI-1) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 920Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 53538
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 11°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 28 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Avg low °F | 11 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FT ATKINSON (1.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 53538
- 15 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 22 restaurants & cafés
- 14 bars & pubs
- 29 parks
- 27 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 17 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 9 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page