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54491

ZIP 54491 is White Lake, Wisconsin, mostly in Langlade County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Langlade +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,607
Coordinates
45.2275, -88.7490
☼ Live from 54491 — White Lake, WI

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Where 54491 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54491
  • 🔢 Type 54491 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGhhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,491 = 29 × 1879. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54490 (Westboro, WI, 81 mi away) and 54492 (Stevens Point, WI, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54491 becomes 19445, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14549, 15449, 15944, 19454, 19544, 41549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95441 in Geyserville, CA, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯624 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54491 and you would come out at 45.23°S, 91.25°E — 1,022 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
  • 📏 At 198.3 square miles of land, 54491 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 151 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,607This ZIP1,607
Households747This ZIP747
Housing units1,610This ZIP1,610
Median age55.4This ZIP55.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,917This ZIP$55,917Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$168,400This ZIP$168,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$773This ZIP$773Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees269This ZIP269
Annual payroll$15,848,000This ZIP$15,848,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$43,407,000This ZIP$43,407,000

Land area

Land area198.26 sq miThis ZIP198.26 sq mi
Water area3.28 sq miThis ZIP3.28 sq mi

Counties 54491 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Langlade County 91.1%
Oconto County 8.9%

Other place names in 54491

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 54491

ZIPCityDistance
54175 Townsend, WI 8.0 mi
54430 Elton, WI 9.2 mi
54418 Bryant, WI 11.4 mi
54465 Pickerel, WI 13.2 mi
54149 Mountain, WI 14.9 mi
54566 Wabeno, WI 15.0 mi
54462 Pearson, WI 16.9 mi
54464 Phlox, WI 17.7 mi
54150 Neopit, WI 17.9 mi
54138 Lakewood, WI 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54491?

54491 is in White Lake, Wisconsin, in Langlade County. Its published point location is 45.2275, -88.7490.

What county is 54491 in?

54491 spans 2 counties: Langlade County and Oconto County. Most of it falls in Langlade 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 54491?

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

What time zone is 54491 in?

54491 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54491?

About 1,607 people live in ZIP code 54491, in 747 households, at 8.1 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 54491?

$55,917 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54491?

The closest are 54175 (8 mi), 54430 (9.2 mi), 54418 (11.4 mi), 54465 (13.2 mi) and 54149 (14.9 mi).

Is 54491 a PO Box ZIP code?

54491 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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