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Where 54536 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.
- 🔢 Type 54536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEShS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 54,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 401. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101010100001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54534 (Hurley, WI, 5 mi away) and 54537 (Kennan, WI, 58 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 54536 becomes 63545 — and that is a real ZIP code: Green City, MO, 441 miles away.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34655, 35456, 35546, 35564, 35645, 35654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34655 in New Port Richey, FL, 1,321 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
- 🎯612 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54536 and you would come out at 46.35°S, 89.66°E — 922 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
- 📏 At 41.2 square miles of land, 54536 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 154This ZIP154 |
|---|---|
| Households | 84This ZIP84 |
| Housing units | 158This ZIP158 |
| Median age | 54.0This ZIP54.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $57,917This ZIP$57,917Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $66,800This ZIP$66,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.5%This ZIP9.5% |
| Mean commute | 30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min |
| Population density | 3.7 / sq miThis ZIP3.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 35This ZIP35 |
| Annual payroll | $2,962,000This ZIP$2,962,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 41.22 sq miThis ZIP41.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi |
Other place names in 54536
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 54536
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
54550 | Montreal, WI | 3.8 mi |
54534 | Hurley, WI | 5.5 mi |
54565 | Upson, WI | 7.5 mi |
54525 | Gile, WI | 8.0 mi |
54559 | Saxon, WI | 12.5 mi |
54547 | Mercer, WI | 14.5 mi |
49938 | Ironwood, MI | 15.8 mi |
49911 | Bessemer, MI | 17.0 mi |
49959 | Ramsay, MI | 18.3 mi |
54846 | High Bridge, WI | 18.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 54536?
54536 is in Iron Belt, Wisconsin, in Iron County. Its published point location is 46.3477, -90.3381.
What county is 54536 in?
54536 lies in Iron County.
What area code is 54536?
Iron Belt uses area code 715, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 54536 in?
54536 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 54536?
About 154 people live in ZIP code 54536, in 84 households, at 3.7 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 54536?
$57,917 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.
What ZIP codes are near 54536?
The closest are 54550 (3.8 mi), 54534 (5.5 mi), 54565 (7.5 mi), 54525 (8 mi) and 54559 (12.5 mi).
Is 54536 a PO Box ZIP code?
54536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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