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54512

ZIP 54512 is Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, in Vilas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vilas
Metro area
none
Population
1,461
Coordinates
46.0912, -89.6590
☼ Live from 54512 — Boulder Junction, WI

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Where 54512 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54512
  • 🔢 Type 54512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIShS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3407. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54511 (Argonne, WI, 47 mi away) and 54513 (Brantwood, WI, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54512 becomes 21545 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Savage, MD, 702 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12455, 12545, 14525, 15254, 15425, 15542, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12545 in Millbrook, NY, 847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯624 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54512 and you would come out at 46.09°S, 90.34°E — 959 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 83.4 square miles of land, 54512 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,461This ZIP1,461
Households692This ZIP692
Housing units1,433This ZIP1,433
Median age60.2This ZIP60.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,147This ZIP$75,147Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$294,500This ZIP$294,500Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density17.5 / sq miThis ZIP17.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees239This ZIP239
Annual payroll$10,642,000This ZIP$10,642,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$56,421,000This ZIP$56,421,000

Land area

Land area83.43 sq miThis ZIP83.43 sq mi
Water area20.51 sq miThis ZIP20.51 sq mi

Other place names in 54512

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ZIP codes near 54512

ZIPCityDistance
54560 Sayner, WI 6.4 mi
54568 Woodruff, WI 9.0 mi
54557 Presque Isle, WI 9.4 mi
54545 Manitowish Waters, WI 9.8 mi
54561 Star Lake, WI 11.2 mi
54558 Saint Germain, WI 13.8 mi
54540 Land O Lakes, WI 14.4 mi
54538 Lac Du Flambeau, WI 15.0 mi
54548 Minocqua, WI 17.6 mi
54519 Conover, WI 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54512?

54512 is in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, in Vilas County. Its published point location is 46.0912, -89.6590.

What county is 54512 in?

54512 lies in Vilas County.

What area code is 54512?

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

What time zone is 54512 in?

54512 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54512?

About 1,461 people live in ZIP code 54512, in 692 households, at 17.5 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 54512?

$75,147 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54512?

The closest are 54560 (6.4 mi), 54568 (9 mi), 54557 (9.4 mi), 54545 (9.8 mi) and 54561 (11.2 mi).

Is 54512 a PO Box ZIP code?

54512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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