| City: | Madison, Wisconsin |
| County: | Dane County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:26:49 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 353 / 608 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 43.0733, -89.4012 |
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ZIP code 53701 sits in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, serving the Capitol district. This Classified as a PO Box ZIP contains 131 PO Boxes but no residential street delivery within the zone itself. The designation doesn't mean downtown residents lack street delivery—they receive it through neighboring ZIPs, primarily 53703, which encloses this zone.
The post office maintains boxes for 293 businesses concentrated along E Mifflin Street (364 delivery points) and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (2 delivery points). Most units are addressed as suites or offices. This isn't a residential community but rather the governmental and commercial heart of Wisconsin's capital city, where PO Boxes serve government offices, law firms, and businesses preferring a downtown mailing address separate from their physical location.
The street names reflect downtown Madison's civic identity. E Mifflin Street, which carries 99% of deliveries, runs directly past the Wisconsin State Capitol. The presence of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard signals the area's connection to Madison's broader civil rights history and urban development.
ZIP Code 53701 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 36 business establishments, employing about 1,258 people with an annual payroll of $101,502,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 416Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 36Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $28,431,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $101,502,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,258Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 53701 is located in Dane County, Wisconsin, within the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 31540) and Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 568,593 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 53701. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Madison, WISource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 31540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 568,593Source: Census |
| MSA: | Madison, WI MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4536.69 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5548000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Madison city; WisconsinSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 53701 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.