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54235

ZIP 54235 is Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Door
Metro area
none
Population
17,749
Coordinates
44.8436, -87.3728
☼ Live from 54235 — Sturgeon Bay, WI

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Where 54235 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54235
  • 🔢 Type 54235 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEZhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,235 = 5 × 10847. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101001111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54234 (Sister Bay, WI, 27 mi away) and 54240 (Tisch Mills, WI, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54235 becomes 53245, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23455, 24535, 24553, 25534, 32455, 35254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32455 in Ponce De Leon, FL, 984 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯668 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54235 and you would come out at 44.84°S, 92.63°E — 1,094 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 190.3 square miles of land, 54235 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 144 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,749This ZIP17,749
Households8,940This ZIP8,940
Housing units12,089This ZIP12,089
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,212This ZIP$70,212Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$297,300This ZIP$297,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,086This ZIP$1,086Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density93.3 / sq miThis ZIP93.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments621This ZIP621
Employees7,320This ZIP7,320
Annual payroll$352,315,000This ZIP$352,315,000
Tax returns filed9,730This ZIP9,730
Total adjusted gross income$794,025,000This ZIP$794,025,000

Land area

Land area190.28 sq miThis ZIP190.28 sq mi
Water area14.12 sq miThis ZIP14.12 sq mi

Other place names in 54235

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ZIP codes near 54235

ZIPCityDistance
54226 Maplewood, WI 8.4 mi
54213 Forestville, WI 12.8 mi
54204 Brussels, WI 12.9 mi
54209 Egg Harbor, WI 13.0 mi
54201 Algoma, WI 16.0 mi
54212 Fish Creek, WI 20.1 mi
54202 Baileys Harbor, WI 20.3 mi
54205 Casco, WI 20.5 mi
54143 Marinette, WI 22.6 mi
54211 Ephraim, WI 24.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54235?

54235 is in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County. Its published point location is 44.8436, -87.3728.

What county is 54235 in?

54235 lies in Door County.

What area code is 54235?

Sturgeon Bay uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54235 in?

54235 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54235?

About 17,749 people live in ZIP code 54235, in 8,940 households, at 93.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 54235?

$70,212 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54235?

The closest are 54226 (8.4 mi), 54213 (12.8 mi), 54204 (12.9 mi), 54209 (13 mi) and 54201 (16 mi).

Is 54235 a PO Box ZIP code?

54235 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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