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54545

ZIP 54545 is Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, mostly in Vilas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vilas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
947
Coordinates
46.1340, -89.8545
☼ Live from 54545 — Manitowish Waters, WI

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Where 54545 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54545
  • 🔢 Type 54545 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShShS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆54545 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,545 = 5 × 10909. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54543 (Mc Naughton, WI, 32 mi away) and 54546 (Mellen, WI, 44 mi away).
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44555, 54455, 54554, 55445, 55454). The farthest-flung twin is 44555 in Youngstown, OH, 576 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯619 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54545 and you would come out at 46.13°S, 90.15°E — 949 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 48.3 square miles of land, 54545 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population947This ZIP947
Households530This ZIP530
Housing units1,347This ZIP1,347
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$80,625This ZIP$80,625Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$665,700This ZIP$665,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,135This ZIP$1,135Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%This ZIP52.5%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees370This ZIP370
Annual payroll$16,554,000This ZIP$16,554,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$64,449,000This ZIP$64,449,000

Land area

Land area48.27 sq miThis ZIP48.27 sq mi
Water area9.40 sq miThis ZIP9.40 sq mi

Counties 54545 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vilas County 99.9%
Iron County 0.1%

ZIP codes near 54545

ZIPCityDistance
54557 Presque Isle, WI 7.4 mi
54512 Boulder Junction, WI 9.8 mi
54538 Lac Du Flambeau, WI 11.2 mi
54547 Mercer, WI 13.2 mi
54568 Woodruff, WI 14.9 mi
54560 Sayner, WI 16.0 mi
54548 Minocqua, WI 18.5 mi
54561 Star Lake, WI 21.0 mi
54558 Saint Germain, WI 22.3 mi
49947 Marenisco, MI 22.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54545?

54545 is in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, in Vilas County. Its published point location is 46.1340, -89.8545.

What county is 54545 in?

54545 spans 2 counties: Vilas County and Iron 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 54545?

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

What time zone is 54545 in?

54545 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54545?

About 947 people live in ZIP code 54545, in 530 households, at 19.6 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 54545?

$80,625 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54545?

The closest are 54557 (7.4 mi), 54512 (9.8 mi), 54538 (11.2 mi), 54547 (13.2 mi) and 54568 (14.9 mi).

Is 54545 a PO Box ZIP code?

54545 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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