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54426

ZIP 54426 is Edgar, Wisconsin, in Marathon County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marathon
Metro area
Wausau, WI
Population
4,275
Coordinates
44.9115, -89.9968
☼ Live from 54426 — Edgar, WI

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Where 54426 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54426
  • 🔢 Type 54426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,426 = 2 × 3 × 47 × 193. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54425 (Dorchester, WI, 18 mi away) and 54427 (Eland, WI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54426 becomes 62445 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montrose, IL, 406 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24465, 25446, 25644, 26544, 42456, 42564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 25446 in Summit Point, WV, 730 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯561 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54426 and you would come out at 44.91°S, 90.00°E — 976 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 46m.
  • 📏 At 106.2 square miles of land, 54426 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,275This ZIP4,275
Households1,752This ZIP1,752
Housing units1,792This ZIP1,792
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,942This ZIP$78,942Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$218,200This ZIP$218,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$804This ZIP$804Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density40.2 / sq miThis ZIP40.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees629This ZIP629
Annual payroll$28,308,000This ZIP$28,308,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$146,234,000This ZIP$146,234,000

Land area

Land area106.21 sq miThis ZIP106.21 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 54426

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ZIP codes near 54426

ZIPCityDistance
54448 Marathon, WI 8.2 mi
54484 Stratford, WI 8.7 mi
54411 Athens, WI 10.6 mi
54402 Wausau, WI 11.1 mi
54421 Colby, WI 14.3 mi
54405 Abbotsford, WI 14.5 mi
54401 Wausau, WI 14.6 mi
54480 Stetsonville, WI 16.6 mi
54412 Auburndale, WI 17.2 mi
54488 Unity, WI 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54426?

54426 is in Edgar, Wisconsin, in Marathon County, part of the Wausau, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9115, -89.9968.

What county is 54426 in?

54426 lies in Marathon County.

What area code is 54426?

Edgar uses area code 715, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54426 in?

54426 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54426?

About 4,275 people live in ZIP code 54426, in 1,752 households, at 40.2 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 54426?

$78,942 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54426?

The closest are 54448 (8.2 mi), 54484 (8.7 mi), 54411 (10.6 mi), 54402 (11.1 mi) and 54421 (14.3 mi).

Is 54426 a PO Box ZIP code?

54426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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