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54812

ZIP 54812 is Barron, Wisconsin, in Barron County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barron
Metro area
Rice Lake, WI
Population
6,069
Coordinates
45.3925, -91.8826
☼ Live from 54812 — Barron, WI

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Where 54812 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54812
  • 🔢 Type 54812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,812 = 2 × 2 × 71 × 193. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54810 (Balsam Lake, WI, 25 mi away) and 54813 (Barronett, WI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54812 becomes 21845, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12845, 12854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85142 in Queen Creek, AZ, 1,346 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯513 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54812 and you would come out at 45.39°S, 88.12°E — 879 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 90.2 square miles of land, 54812 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,069This ZIP6,069
Households2,444This ZIP2,444
Housing units2,493This ZIP2,493
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,100This ZIP$63,100Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$161,700This ZIP$161,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density67.3 / sq miThis ZIP67.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments155This ZIP155
Employees2,551This ZIP2,551
Annual payroll$131,292,000This ZIP$131,292,000
Tax returns filed2,770This ZIP2,770
Total adjusted gross income$152,744,000This ZIP$152,744,000

Land area

Land area90.19 sq miThis ZIP90.19 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 54812

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ZIP codes near 54812

ZIPCityDistance
54805 Almena, WI 7.0 mi
54733 Dallas, WI 8.0 mi
54822 Cameron, WI 9.2 mi
54762 Prairie Farm, WI 10.9 mi
54868 Rice Lake, WI 12.4 mi
54728 Chetek, WI 13.2 mi
54004 Clayton, WI 13.3 mi
54889 Turtle Lake, WI 14.0 mi
54763 Ridgeland, WI 14.7 mi
54829 Cumberland, WI 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54812?

54812 is in Barron, Wisconsin, in Barron County, part of the Rice Lake, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3925, -91.8826.

What county is 54812 in?

54812 lies in Barron County.

What area code is 54812?

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

What time zone is 54812 in?

54812 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54812?

About 6,069 people live in ZIP code 54812, in 2,444 households, at 67.3 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 54812?

$63,100 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54812?

The closest are 54805 (7 mi), 54733 (8 mi), 54822 (9.2 mi), 54762 (10.9 mi) and 54868 (12.4 mi).

Is 54812 a PO Box ZIP code?

54812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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