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54427

ZIP 54427 is Eland, Wisconsin, mostly in Marathon County; area codes 534 and 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marathon +1 more
Metro area
Wausau, WI
Population
1,156
Coordinates
44.8246, -89.2571
☼ Live from 54427 — Eland, WI

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Where 54427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54427
  • 🔢 Type 54427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,427 = 37 × 1471. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54426 (Edgar, WI, 37 mi away) and 54428 (Elcho, WI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54427 becomes 72445 — and that is a real ZIP code: Minturn, AR, 618 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24457, 24574, 27544, 42457, 42754, 44275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75244 in Dallas, TX, 917 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯588 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54427 and you would come out at 44.82°S, 90.74°E — 1,011 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 44.5 square miles of land, 54427 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,156This ZIP1,156
Households479This ZIP479
Housing units554This ZIP554
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$83,958This ZIP$83,958Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$189,800This ZIP$189,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$3,570,000This ZIP$3,570,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$39,525,000This ZIP$39,525,000

Land area

Land area44.54 sq miThis ZIP44.54 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 54427 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marathon County 76.0%
Shawano County 24.0%

Other place names in 54427

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ZIP codes near 54427

ZIPCityDistance
54429 Elderon, WI 3.1 mi
54499 Wittenberg, WI 4.6 mi
54440 Hatley, WI 6.7 mi
54432 Galloway, WI 7.7 mi
54414 Birnamwood, WI 10.1 mi
54471 Ringle, WI 11.0 mi
54486 Tigerton, WI 12.7 mi
54473 Rosholt, WI 12.9 mi
54476 Schofield, WI 13.7 mi
54408 Aniwa, WI 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54427?

54427 is in Eland, Wisconsin, in Marathon County, part of the Wausau, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8246, -89.2571.

What county is 54427 in?

54427 spans 2 counties: Marathon County and Shawano County. Most of it falls in Marathon County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 54427?

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

What time zone is 54427 in?

54427 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54427?

About 1,156 people live in ZIP code 54427, in 479 households, at 26.0 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 54427?

$83,958 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54427?

The closest are 54429 (3.1 mi), 54499 (4.6 mi), 54440 (6.7 mi), 54432 (7.7 mi) and 54414 (10.1 mi).

Is 54427 a PO Box ZIP code?

54427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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