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54741

ZIP 54741 is Fairchild, Wisconsin, mostly in Eau Claire County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Eau Claire +2 more
Metro area
Eau Claire, WI
Population
1,664
Coordinates
44.6102, -90.9801
☼ Live from 54741 — Fairchild, WI

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Where 54741 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54741
  • 🔢 Type 54741 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhLhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,741 = 3 × 71 × 257. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54740 (Elmwood, WI, 59 mi away) and 54742 (Fall Creek, WI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54741 becomes 14745 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hume, NY, 659 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14475, 14547, 14745, 14754, 15447, 15474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75144 in Kerens, TX, 909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯510 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54741 and you would come out at 44.61°S, 89.02°E — 942 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 96.4 square miles of land, 54741 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,664This ZIP1,664
Households653This ZIP653
Housing units810This ZIP810
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,679This ZIP$62,679Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$166,700This ZIP$166,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees121This ZIP121
Annual payroll$3,285,000This ZIP$3,285,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$38,125,000This ZIP$38,125,000

Land area

Land area96.45 sq miThis ZIP96.45 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 54741 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Eau Claire County 47.9%
Jackson County 39.3%
Clark County 12.8%

Other place names in 54741

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ZIP codes near 54741

ZIPCityDistance
54746 Humbird, WI 7.1 mi
54722 Augusta, WI 9.0 mi
54493 Willard, WI 10.2 mi
54611 Alma Center, WI 11.4 mi
54758 Osseo, WI 12.2 mi
54635 Hixton, WI 14.7 mi
54754 Merrillan, WI 16.3 mi
54760 Pigeon Falls, WI 17.0 mi
54456 Neillsville, WI 17.7 mi
54742 Fall Creek, WI 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54741?

54741 is in Fairchild, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County, part of the Eau Claire, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6102, -90.9801.

What county is 54741 in?

54741 spans 3 counties: Eau Claire County, Jackson County and Clark County. Most of it falls in Eau Claire 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 54741?

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

What time zone is 54741 in?

54741 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54741?

About 1,664 people live in ZIP code 54741, in 653 households, at 17.3 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 54741?

$62,679 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54741?

The closest are 54746 (7.1 mi), 54722 (9 mi), 54493 (10.2 mi), 54611 (11.4 mi) and 54758 (12.2 mi).

Is 54741 a PO Box ZIP code?

54741 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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