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54648

ZIP 54648 is Norwalk, Wisconsin, in Monroe County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe
Metro area
Sparta, WI
Population
1,608
Coordinates
43.8369, -90.6345
☼ Live from 54648 — Norwalk, WI

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Where 54648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54648
  • 🔢 Type 54648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhghS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54646 (Necedah, WI, 32 mi away) and 54649 (Oakdale, WI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54648 becomes 84645 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mona, UT, 1,122 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44685, 44856, 44865, 45648, 45684, 45846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86445 in Willow Beach, AZ, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯494 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54648 and you would come out at 43.84°S, 89.37°E — 982 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 54m.
  • 📏 At 73.8 square miles of land, 54648 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,608This ZIP1,608
Households558This ZIP558
Housing units646This ZIP646
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,250This ZIP$74,250Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$167,800This ZIP$167,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$823This ZIP$823Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density21.8 / sq miThis ZIP21.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$4,676,000This ZIP$4,676,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$41,245,000This ZIP$41,245,000

Land area

Land area73.81 sq miThis ZIP73.81 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 54648

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ZIP codes near 54648

ZIPCityDistance
54670 Wilton, WI 7.6 mi
54651 Ontario, WI 8.6 mi
54619 Cashton, WI 8.9 mi
54638 Kendall, WI 12.0 mi
54662 Tunnel City, WI 12.0 mi
54660 Tomah, WI 12.1 mi
54656 Sparta, WI 13.5 mi
54653 Rockland, WI 14.6 mi
54639 La Farge, WI 15.7 mi
54667 Westby, WI 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54648?

54648 is in Norwalk, Wisconsin, in Monroe County, part of the Sparta, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8369, -90.6345.

What county is 54648 in?

54648 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 54648?

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

What time zone is 54648 in?

54648 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54648?

About 1,608 people live in ZIP code 54648, in 558 households, at 21.8 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 54648?

$74,250 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54648?

The closest are 54670 (7.6 mi), 54651 (8.6 mi), 54619 (8.9 mi), 54638 (12 mi) and 54662 (12 mi).

Is 54648 a PO Box ZIP code?

54648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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