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54742

ZIP 54742 is Fall Creek, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Eau Claire
Metro area
Eau Claire, WI
Population
4,255
Coordinates
44.7628, -91.2720
☼ Live from 54742 — Fall Creek, WI

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Where 54742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54742
  • 🔢 Type 54742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,742 = 2 × 101 × 271. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54741 (Fairchild, WI, 18 mi away) and 54743 (Gilmanton, WI, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54742 becomes 24745, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24457, 24574, 27544, 42457, 42754, 44275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27544 in Kittrell, NC, 896 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯505 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54742 and you would come out at 44.76°S, 88.73°E — 924 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 108.0 square miles of land, 54742 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,255This ZIP4,255
Households1,481This ZIP1,481
Housing units1,519This ZIP1,519
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$102,083This ZIP$102,083Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$282,100This ZIP$282,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%This ZIP32.9%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density39.4 / sq miThis ZIP39.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees525This ZIP525
Annual payroll$23,628,000This ZIP$23,628,000
Tax returns filed2,300This ZIP2,300
Total adjusted gross income$194,651,000This ZIP$194,651,000

Land area

Land area108.01 sq miThis ZIP108.01 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 54742

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ZIP codes near 54742

ZIPCityDistance
54720 Altoona, WI 8.6 mi
54722 Augusta, WI 9.3 mi
54702 Eau Claire, WI 11.6 mi
54701 Eau Claire, WI 11.9 mi
54703 Eau Claire, WI 13.2 mi
54774 Chippewa Falls, WI 13.4 mi
54729 Chippewa Falls, WI 14.0 mi
54727 Cadott, WI 14.3 mi
54758 Osseo, WI 14.4 mi
54770 Strum, WI 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54742?

54742 is in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County, part of the Eau Claire, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7628, -91.2720.

What county is 54742 in?

54742 lies in Eau Claire County.

What area code is 54742?

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

What time zone is 54742 in?

54742 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54742?

About 4,255 people live in ZIP code 54742, in 1,481 households, at 39.4 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 54742?

$102,083 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54742?

The closest are 54720 (8.6 mi), 54722 (9.3 mi), 54702 (11.6 mi), 54701 (11.9 mi) and 54703 (13.2 mi).

Is 54742 a PO Box ZIP code?

54742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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