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54610

ZIP 54610 is Alma, Wisconsin, in Buffalo County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo
Metro area
none
Population
1,564
Coordinates
44.3651, -91.8317
☼ Live from 54610 — Alma, WI

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Where 54610 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54610
  • 🔢 Type 54610 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIghS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,610 = 2 × 5 × 43 × 127. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54603 (La Crosse, WI, 45 mi away) and 54611 (Alma Center, WI, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54610 becomes 01645, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 1,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯467 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54610 and you would come out at 44.37°S, 88.17°E — 912 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 127.8 square miles of land, 54610 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,564This ZIP1,564
Households736This ZIP736
Housing units955This ZIP955
Median age53.6This ZIP53.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,563This ZIP$61,563Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$207,000This ZIP$207,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$748This ZIP$748Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density12.2 / sq miThis ZIP12.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees268This ZIP268
Annual payroll$14,956,000This ZIP$14,956,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$54,123,000This ZIP$54,123,000

Land area

Land area127.81 sq miThis ZIP127.81 sq mi
Water area2.34 sq miThis ZIP2.34 sq mi

Other place names in 54610

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ZIP codes near 54610

ZIPCityDistance
54622 Cochrane, WI 6.9 mi
54756 Nelson, WI 8.9 mi
54743 Gilmanton, WI 10.6 mi
55981 Wabasha, MN 10.8 mi
55945 Kellogg, MN 12.9 mi
55968 Reads Landing, MN 12.9 mi
54629 Fountain City, WI 16.3 mi
54755 Mondovi, WI 16.3 mi
54747 Independence, WI 16.5 mi
54759 Pepin, WI 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54610?

54610 is in Alma, Wisconsin, in Buffalo County. Its published point location is 44.3651, -91.8317.

What county is 54610 in?

54610 lies in Buffalo County.

What area code is 54610?

Alma uses area code 608, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54610 in?

54610 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54610?

About 1,564 people live in ZIP code 54610, in 736 households, at 12.2 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 54610?

$61,563 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54610?

The closest are 54622 (6.9 mi), 54756 (8.9 mi), 54743 (10.6 mi), 55981 (10.8 mi) and 55945 (12.9 mi).

Is 54610 a PO Box ZIP code?

54610 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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