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54557

ZIP 54557 is Presque Isle, Wisconsin, mostly in Vilas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vilas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,042
Coordinates
46.2118, -89.7478
☼ Live from 54557 — Presque Isle, WI

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Where 54557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54557
  • 🔢 Type 54557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSShS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,557 = 89 × 613. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54556 (Prentice, WI, 54 mi away) and 54558 (Saint Germain, WI, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54557 becomes 75545, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (54755, 55574, 55745, 57455, 74555, 75455, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75455 in Mount Pleasant, TX, 939 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯627 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54557 and you would come out at 46.21°S, 90.25°E — 952 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 89.8 square miles of land, 54557 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,042This ZIP1,042
Households491This ZIP491
Housing units1,922This ZIP1,922
Median age66.0This ZIP66.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,432This ZIP$74,432Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$394,600This ZIP$394,600Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$969This ZIP$969Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%This ZIP46.4%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$2,496,000This ZIP$2,496,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$45,245,000This ZIP$45,245,000

Land area

Land area89.85 sq miThis ZIP89.85 sq mi
Water area21.74 sq miThis ZIP21.74 sq mi

Counties 54557 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vilas County 98.8%
Iron County 1.2%

ZIP codes near 54557

ZIPCityDistance
54545 Manitowish Waters, WI 7.4 mi
54512 Boulder Junction, WI 9.4 mi
54560 Sayner, WI 15.3 mi
49947 Marenisco, MI 15.4 mi
54547 Mercer, WI 17.1 mi
54568 Woodruff, WI 17.8 mi
54538 Lac Du Flambeau, WI 18.2 mi
54561 Star Lake, WI 18.3 mi
54540 Land O Lakes, WI 18.4 mi
49968 Wakefield, MI 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54557?

54557 is in Presque Isle, Wisconsin, in Vilas County. Its published point location is 46.2118, -89.7478.

What county is 54557 in?

54557 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 54557?

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

What time zone is 54557 in?

54557 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54557?

About 1,042 people live in ZIP code 54557, in 491 households, at 11.6 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 54557?

$74,432 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54557?

The closest are 54545 (7.4 mi), 54512 (9.4 mi), 54560 (15.3 mi), 49947 (15.4 mi) and 54547 (17.1 mi).

Is 54557 a PO Box ZIP code?

54557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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