ZIP code
53551
Lake Mills, WI
53551 covers Lake Mills in Jefferson County, with 9,485 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 53551. Methodology
ZIP code map of 53551

About ZIP code 53551
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 53551. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 53551
Race
- White8,192
- Black or African American38
- American Indian or Alaska Native33
- Asian59
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander1
- Other race185
- Two or more races412
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 462
Age
- Under 101,067
- 10 to 191,188
- 20 to 29834
- 30 to 391,199
- 40 to 491,154
- 50 to 591,280
- 60 to 691,229
- 70 to 79638
- 80 and older331
Income and housing in 53551
Education
- High school graduate96.2%
- Bachelor's degree44.9%
- Graduate degree15.4%
Places covering 53551
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Lake Mills69.6%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Jefferson County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
30.4% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 53551
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8,108 | |
| 2006 | 7,846 | |
| 2007 | 8,131 | |
| 2008 | 7,967 | |
| 2009 | 8,088 | |
| 2010 | 8,137 | |
| 2011 | 8,262 | 8,126 |
| 2012 | 8,267 | 8,230 |
| 2013 | 8,315 | 8,170 |
| 2014 | 8,421 | 8,180 |
| 2015 | 8,339 | 8,290 |
| 2016 | 8,343 | 8,430 |
| 2017 | 8,453 | 8,490 |
| 2018 | 8,700 | 8,380 |
| 2019 | 8,656 | 8,580 |
| 2020 | 9,055 | 8,740 |
| 2021 | 9,217 | 8,620 |
| 2022 | 9,417 | 8,880 |
| 2023 | 9,485 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 53551
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 53038Johnson Creek6.3 miPop 4,319 · Income $93,333
- 53594Waterloo7.7 miPop 5,187 · Income $80,000
- 53523Cambridge8.7 miPop 5,077 · Income $100,903
- 53531Deerfield9.4 miPop 4,369 · Income $105,156
- 53549Jefferson10.0 miPop 9,901 · Income $78,058
- 53559Marshall10.3 miPop 5,981 · Income $95,805
- 53094Watertown10.3 miPop 18,151 · Income $71,973
- 53538Fort Atkinson12.0 miPop 18,604 · Income $80,784
- 53137Helenville13.4 miPop 1,605 · Income $111,346
- 53527Cottage Grove14.1 miPop 11,515 · Income $119,808
- 53579Reeseville15.2 miPop 1,666 · Income $75,048
- 53098Watertown15.9 miPop 11,505 · Income $73,147
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ZIP code 53551 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 53551 in?
- 53551 is in Lake Mills, WI.
- What county is 53551 in?
- 53551 is in Jefferson County.
- What is the median household income in 53551?
- The median household income in 53551 is $89,841.
- Which ZIP codes are near 53551?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 53551.