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54538

ZIP 54538 is Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, mostly in Vilas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vilas +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,025
Coordinates
45.9796, -89.9266
☼ Live from 54538 — Lac Du Flambeau, WI

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Where 54538 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 54538
  • 🔢 Type 54538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEShS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,538 = 2 × 11 × 37 × 67. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010100001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54537 (Kennan, WI, 45 mi away) and 54539 (Lake Tomahawk, WI, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54538 becomes 83545 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peck, ID, 1,261 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35458, 35548, 35584, 38455, 38545, 38554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85354 in Tonopah, AZ, 1,497 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯610 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54538 and you would come out at 45.98°S, 90.07°E — 950 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 105.0 square miles of land, 54538 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,025This ZIP3,025
Households1,258This ZIP1,258
Housing units2,792This ZIP2,792
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$51,429This ZIP$51,429Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$320,300This ZIP$320,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$543This ZIP$543Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density28.8 / sq miThis ZIP28.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees490This ZIP490
Annual payroll$19,261,000This ZIP$19,261,000
Tax returns filed1,360This ZIP1,360
Total adjusted gross income$93,590,000This ZIP$93,590,000

Land area

Land area105.04 sq miThis ZIP105.04 sq mi
Water area24.27 sq miThis ZIP24.27 sq mi

Counties 54538 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vilas County 76.6%
Iron County 12.4%
Oneida County 10.2%
Price County 0.9%

Other place names in 54538

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ZIP codes near 54538

ZIPCityDistance
54548 Minocqua, WI 9.1 mi
54545 Manitowish Waters, WI 11.2 mi
54568 Woodruff, WI 12.5 mi
54512 Boulder Junction, WI 15.0 mi
54531 Hazelhurst, WI 17.3 mi
54552 Park Falls, WI 17.9 mi
54557 Presque Isle, WI 18.2 mi
54547 Mercer, WI 18.2 mi
54560 Sayner, WI 18.4 mi
54539 Lake Tomahawk, WI 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54538?

54538 is in Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, in Vilas County. Its published point location is 45.9796, -89.9266.

What county is 54538 in?

54538 spans 4 counties: Vilas County, Iron County, Oneida County and Price County. Most of it falls in Vilas 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 54538?

Lac Du Flambeau uses area code 715, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54538 in?

54538 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54538?

About 3,025 people live in ZIP code 54538, in 1,258 households, at 28.8 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 54538?

$51,429 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54538?

The closest are 54548 (9.1 mi), 54545 (11.2 mi), 54568 (12.5 mi), 54512 (15 mi) and 54531 (17.3 mi).

Is 54538 a PO Box ZIP code?

54538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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