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54499

ZIP 54499 is Wittenberg, Wisconsin, mostly in Shawano County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shawano +2 more
Metro area
Shawano, WI
Population
2,896
Coordinates
44.7898, -89.1764
☼ Live from 54499 — Wittenberg, WI

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Where 54499 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54499
  • 🔢 Type 54499 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGhhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 54499 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54498 (Withee, WI, 73 mi away) and 54501 (Rhinelander, WI, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54499 becomes 99445, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49459, 49945, 54949, 94549, 94945, 94954, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95494 in Yorkville, CA, 1,791 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯590 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54499 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 90.82°E — 1,016 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 111.9 square miles of land, 54499 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,896This ZIP2,896
Households1,162This ZIP1,162
Housing units1,323This ZIP1,323
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,816This ZIP$63,816Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$183,600This ZIP$183,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density25.9 / sq miThis ZIP25.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees1,077This ZIP1,077
Annual payroll$42,428,000This ZIP$42,428,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$90,403,000This ZIP$90,403,000

Land area

Land area111.90 sq miThis ZIP111.90 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 54499 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shawano County 68.8%
Marathon County 29.7%
Portage County 1.5%

Other place names in 54499

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ZIP codes near 54499

ZIPCityDistance
54429 Elderon, WI 3.6 mi
54427 Eland, WI 4.6 mi
54432 Galloway, WI 6.9 mi
54486 Tigerton, WI 8.1 mi
54440 Hatley, WI 10.6 mi
54414 Birnamwood, WI 11.7 mi
54978 Tilleda, WI 12.9 mi
54473 Rosholt, WI 12.9 mi
54416 Bowler, WI 12.9 mi
54926 Big Falls, WI 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54499?

54499 is in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, in Shawano County, part of the Shawano, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7898, -89.1764.

What county is 54499 in?

54499 spans 3 counties: Shawano County, Marathon County and Portage County. Most of it falls in Shawano 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 54499?

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

What time zone is 54499 in?

54499 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54499?

About 2,896 people live in ZIP code 54499, in 1,162 households, at 25.9 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 54499?

$63,816 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54499?

The closest are 54429 (3.6 mi), 54427 (4.6 mi), 54432 (6.9 mi), 54486 (8.1 mi) and 54440 (10.6 mi).

Is 54499 a PO Box ZIP code?

54499 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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