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54406

ZIP 54406 is Amherst, Wisconsin, in Portage County; area codes 534 and 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Portage
Population
4,040
Coordinates
44.4122, -89.3049
☼ Live from 54406 — Amherst, WI

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Where 54406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54406
  • 🔢 Type 54406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,406 = 2 × 11 × 2473. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54405 (Abbotsford, WI, 61 mi away) and 54407 (Amherst Junction, WI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54406 becomes 60445 — and that is a real ZIP code: Midlothian, IL, 208 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04456, 04564, 04645, 04654, 05446, 05464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04654 in Machias, ME, 1,071 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯571 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54406 and you would come out at 44.41°S, 90.70°E — 1,022 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 66.4 square miles of land, 54406 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,040This ZIP4,040
Households1,737This ZIP1,737
Housing units1,821This ZIP1,821
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,533This ZIP$77,533Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$284,800This ZIP$284,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$919This ZIP$919Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density60.9 / sq miThis ZIP60.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees1,202This ZIP1,202
Annual payroll$54,820,000This ZIP$54,820,000
Tax returns filed1,920This ZIP1,920
Total adjusted gross income$141,787,000This ZIP$141,787,000

Land area

Land area66.36 sq miThis ZIP66.36 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 54406

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ZIP codes near 54406

ZIPCityDistance
54458 Nelsonville, WI 5.9 mi
54977 Scandinavia, WI 7.4 mi
54407 Amherst Junction, WI 8.4 mi
54946 King, WI 9.4 mi
54909 Almond, WI 9.6 mi
54981 Waupaca, WI 10.6 mi
54990 Iola, WI 10.8 mi
54467 Plover, WI 11.5 mi
54492 Stevens Point, WI 12.9 mi
54423 Custer, WI 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54406?

54406 is in Amherst, Wisconsin, in Portage County, part of the Stevens Point-Plover, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4122, -89.3049.

What county is 54406 in?

54406 lies in Portage County.

What area code is 54406?

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

What time zone is 54406 in?

54406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54406?

About 4,040 people live in ZIP code 54406, in 1,737 households, at 60.9 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 54406?

$77,533 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54406?

The closest are 54458 (5.9 mi), 54977 (7.4 mi), 54407 (8.4 mi), 54946 (9.4 mi) and 54909 (9.6 mi).

Is 54406 a PO Box ZIP code?

54406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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