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54403

ZIP 54403 is in Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County; area codes 715 and 534; Central time. Wausau has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 54401 and 54402.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marathon
Metro area
Wausau, WI
Population
24,950
Coordinates
45.0185, -89.5251
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Where 54403 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54403
  • 🔢 Type 54403 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOhhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 54403 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54402 (Wausau, WI, 14 mi away) and 54404 (Marshfield, WI, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54403 becomes 30445 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Vernon, GA, 963 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03445, 04345, 04354, 04435, 04453, 04543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34054 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,510 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯584 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54403 and you would come out at 45.02°S, 90.47°E — 994 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 133.6 square miles of land, 54403 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,950This ZIP24,950
Households10,499This ZIP10,499
Housing units11,083This ZIP11,083
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,030This ZIP$69,030Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$192,600This ZIP$192,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,009This ZIP$1,009Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density186.8 / sq miThis ZIP186.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments541This ZIP541
Employees7,151This ZIP7,151
Annual payroll$374,786,000This ZIP$374,786,000
Tax returns filed12,240This ZIP12,240
Total adjusted gross income$1,014,702,000This ZIP$1,014,702,000

Land area

Land area133.59 sq miThis ZIP133.59 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi

Other place names in 54403

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ZIP codes near 54403

ZIPCityDistance
54417 Brokaw, WI 6.3 mi
54471 Ringle, WI 7.8 mi
54476 Schofield, WI 8.9 mi
54401 Wausau, WI 9.7 mi
54408 Aniwa, WI 9.8 mi
54474 Rothschild, WI 11.0 mi
54402 Wausau, WI 14.5 mi
54440 Hatley, WI 16.0 mi
54448 Marathon, WI 16.1 mi
54414 Birnamwood, WI 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54403?

54403 is in Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County, part of the Wausau, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0185, -89.5251.

What county is 54403 in?

54403 lies in Marathon County.

What area code is 54403?

Wausau uses area codes 715 and 534, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54403 in?

54403 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54403?

About 24,950 people live in ZIP code 54403, in 10,499 households, at 186.8 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 54403?

$69,030 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54403?

The closest are 54417 (6.3 mi), 54471 (7.8 mi), 54476 (8.9 mi), 54401 (9.7 mi) and 54408 (9.8 mi).

Is 54403 a PO Box ZIP code?

54403 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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