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54720

ZIP 54720 is Altoona, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County; area codes 715 and 534; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Eau Claire
Metro area
Eau Claire, WI
Population
8,947
Coordinates
44.8050, -91.4370
☼ Live from 54720 — Altoona, WI

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Where 54720 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54720
  • 🔢 Type 54720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54703 (Eau Claire, WI, 5 mi away) and 54721 (Arkansaw, WI, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54720 becomes 02745 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Bedford, MA, 1,050 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02457, 02475, 02574, 02745, 04257, 04275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04572 in Waldoboro, ME, 1,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯501 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54720 and you would come out at 44.81°S, 88.56°E — 916 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 54720 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,947This ZIP8,947
Households3,806This ZIP3,806
Housing units4,030This ZIP4,030
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,977This ZIP$85,977Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$236,700This ZIP$236,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,246This ZIP$1,246Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%This ZIP42.3%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density1,884.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,884.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments222This ZIP222
Employees3,416This ZIP3,416
Annual payroll$176,273,000This ZIP$176,273,000
Tax returns filed4,880This ZIP4,880
Total adjusted gross income$375,664,000This ZIP$375,664,000

Land area

Land area4.75 sq miThis ZIP4.75 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 54720

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ZIP codes near 54720

ZIPCityDistance
54702 Eau Claire, WI 3.0 mi
54703 Eau Claire, WI 4.6 mi
54701 Eau Claire, WI 5.3 mi
54742 Fall Creek, WI 8.6 mi
54774 Chippewa Falls, WI 9.4 mi
54729 Chippewa Falls, WI 10.0 mi
54739 Elk Mound, WI 13.5 mi
54764 Rock Falls, WI 13.8 mi
54738 Eleva, WI 15.2 mi
54727 Cadott, WI 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54720?

54720 is in Altoona, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County, part of the Eau Claire, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8050, -91.4370.

What county is 54720 in?

54720 lies in Eau Claire County.

What area code is 54720?

Altoona uses area codes 715 and 534, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54720 in?

54720 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54720?

About 8,947 people live in ZIP code 54720, in 3,806 households, at 1,884.0 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 54720?

$85,977 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54720?

The closest are 54702 (3 mi), 54703 (4.6 mi), 54701 (5.3 mi), 54742 (8.6 mi) and 54774 (9.4 mi).

Is 54720 a PO Box ZIP code?

54720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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