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54756

ZIP 54756 is Nelson, Wisconsin, in Buffalo County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo
Metro area
none
Population
946
Coordinates
44.4681, -91.9396
☼ Live from 54756 — Nelson, WI

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Where 54756 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54756
  • 🔢 Type 54756 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSLhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,756 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54755 (Mondovi, WI, 15 mi away) and 54757 (New Auburn, WI, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54756 becomes 65745 — and that is a real ZIP code: Seligman, MO, 559 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45657, 45675, 46755, 47556, 54657, 54765, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76554 in Little River Academy, TX, 978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯467 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54756 and you would come out at 44.47°S, 88.06°E — 904 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 79.0 square miles of land, 54756 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population946This ZIP946
Households409This ZIP409
Housing units480This ZIP480
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,625This ZIP$75,625Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$215,400This ZIP$215,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$928This ZIP$928Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees111This ZIP111
Annual payroll$3,747,000This ZIP$3,747,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$27,092,000This ZIP$27,092,000

Land area

Land area78.98 sq miThis ZIP78.98 sq mi
Water area10.83 sq miThis ZIP10.83 sq mi

Other place names in 54756

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ZIP codes near 54756

ZIPCityDistance
54610 Alma, WI 8.9 mi
55968 Reads Landing, MN 8.9 mi
54759 Pepin, WI 9.2 mi
55981 Wabasha, MN 9.4 mi
54736 Durand, WI 10.0 mi
54743 Gilmanton, WI 13.0 mi
54721 Arkansaw, WI 13.4 mi
54769 Stockholm, WI 14.5 mi
54755 Mondovi, WI 14.7 mi
55945 Kellogg, MN 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54756?

54756 is in Nelson, Wisconsin, in Buffalo County. Its published point location is 44.4681, -91.9396.

What county is 54756 in?

54756 lies in Buffalo County.

What area code is 54756?

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

What time zone is 54756 in?

54756 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54756?

About 946 people live in ZIP code 54756, in 409 households, at 12.0 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 54756?

$75,625 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54756?

The closest are 54610 (8.9 mi), 55968 (8.9 mi), 54759 (9.2 mi), 55981 (9.4 mi) and 54736 (10 mi).

Is 54756 a PO Box ZIP code?

54756 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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