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54638

ZIP 54638 is Kendall, Wisconsin, mostly in Monroe County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe +2 more
Metro area
Sparta, WI
Population
1,513
Coordinates
43.7856, -90.4051
☼ Live from 54638 — Kendall, WI

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Where 54638 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54638
  • 🔢 Type 54638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEghS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,638 = 2 × 17 × 1607. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54637 (Hustler, WI, 9 mi away) and 54639 (La Farge, WI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54638 becomes 83645 — and that is a real ZIP code: Midvale, ID, 1,294 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34685, 35468, 35486, 35648, 36458, 36548, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85364 in Yuma, AZ, 1,514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯502 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54638 and you would come out at 43.79°S, 89.59°E — 994 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 61.2 square miles of land, 54638 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,513This ZIP1,513
Households595This ZIP595
Housing units657This ZIP657
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,417This ZIP$60,417Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$283,300This ZIP$283,300Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$609This ZIP$609Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density24.7 / sq miThis ZIP24.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$2,234,000This ZIP$2,234,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$42,034,000This ZIP$42,034,000

Land area

Land area61.25 sq miThis ZIP61.25 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 54638 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 84.0%
Vernon County 13.3%
Juneau County 2.8%

Other place names in 54638

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ZIP codes near 54638

ZIPCityDistance
54670 Wilton, WI 5.3 mi
53929 Elroy, WI 6.0 mi
54651 Ontario, WI 9.1 mi
54637 Hustler, WI 9.3 mi
53962 Union Center, WI 9.9 mi
54648 Norwalk, WI 12.0 mi
54649 Oakdale, WI 13.0 mi
53968 Wonewoc, WI 13.4 mi
54618 Camp Douglas, WI 13.7 mi
54634 Hillsboro, WI 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54638?

54638 is in Kendall, Wisconsin, in Monroe County, part of the Sparta, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7856, -90.4051.

What county is 54638 in?

54638 spans 3 counties: Monroe County, Vernon County and Juneau County. Most of it falls in Monroe 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 54638?

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

What time zone is 54638 in?

54638 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54638?

About 1,513 people live in ZIP code 54638, in 595 households, at 24.7 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 54638?

$60,417 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54638?

The closest are 54670 (5.3 mi), 53929 (6 mi), 54651 (9.1 mi), 54637 (9.3 mi) and 53962 (9.9 mi).

Is 54638 a PO Box ZIP code?

54638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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