| City: | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Names to Avoid: | Swiss Colony |
| County: | Dane County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:06:17 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 353 / 608 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 43.0733, -89.4012 |
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The Swiss Colony operates under dedicated ZIP code 53794 for catalog correspondence in Madison, Wisconsin. Ray Kubly founded the company in 1926 in Monroe, Wisconsin, initially selling Green County cheese by mail from his family's basement. What began with just 50 orders in the first year has grown into one of America's premier food gift catalogs, offering cheese, pastries, sausage, and specialty items. The parent company was renamed Colony Brands Inc. in 2010 to reflect its expanded portfolio of catalog businesses.
Postal records identify one delivery code for this compact designation, which handles mail-order correspondence for the Swiss Colony catalog operation. While corporate headquarters remain in Monroe, this Madison designation facilitates customer communication processing. Colony Brands now publishes multiple catalog titles beyond Swiss Colony. This dedicated ZIP has served catalog correspondence since before 2004. Madison is the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 53794 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 53794 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 683,967 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 53794. 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: | 683,967Source: 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 53794 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.