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54728

ZIP 54728 is Chetek, Wisconsin, mostly in Barron County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barron +2 more
Metro area
Rice Lake, WI
Population
5,835
Coordinates
45.3079, -91.6378
☼ Live from 54728 — Chetek, WI

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Where 54728 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54728
  • 🔢 Type 54728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6841. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54727 (Cadott, WI, 34 mi away) and 54729 (Chippewa Falls, WI, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54728 becomes 82745, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85724 in Tucson, AZ, 1,371 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯517 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54728 and you would come out at 45.31°S, 88.36°E — 892 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 125.6 square miles of land, 54728 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,835This ZIP5,835
Households2,521This ZIP2,521
Housing units3,565This ZIP3,565
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,712This ZIP$74,712Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$224,400This ZIP$224,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density46.5 / sq miThis ZIP46.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees1,892This ZIP1,892
Annual payroll$90,036,000This ZIP$90,036,000
Tax returns filed3,040This ZIP3,040
Total adjusted gross income$203,547,000This ZIP$203,547,000

Land area

Land area125.59 sq miThis ZIP125.59 sq mi
Water area6.71 sq miThis ZIP6.71 sq mi

Counties 54728 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Barron County 80.2%
Rusk County 19.0%
Dunn County 0.8%

Other place names in 54728

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ZIP codes near 54728

ZIPCityDistance
54822 Cameron, WI 7.0 mi
54757 New Auburn, WI 7.4 mi
54765 Sand Creek, WI 10.0 mi
54733 Dallas, WI 10.5 mi
54895 Weyerhaeuser, WI 13.0 mi
54812 Barron, WI 13.2 mi
54763 Ridgeland, WI 14.5 mi
54868 Rice Lake, WI 15.7 mi
54724 Bloomer, WI 15.7 mi
54762 Prairie Farm, WI 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54728?

54728 is in Chetek, Wisconsin, in Barron County, part of the Rice Lake, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3079, -91.6378.

What county is 54728 in?

54728 spans 3 counties: Barron County, Rusk County and Dunn County. Most of it falls in Barron 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 54728?

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

What time zone is 54728 in?

54728 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54728?

About 5,835 people live in ZIP code 54728, in 2,521 households, at 46.5 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 54728?

$74,712 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54728?

The closest are 54822 (7 mi), 54757 (7.4 mi), 54765 (10 mi), 54733 (10.5 mi) and 54895 (13 mi).

Is 54728 a PO Box ZIP code?

54728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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