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54838

ZIP 54838 is Gordon, Wisconsin, mostly in Douglas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas +1 more
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,404
Coordinates
46.2491, -91.7944
☼ Live from 54838 — Gordon, WI

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Where 54838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54838
  • 🔢 Type 54838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,838 = 2 × 7 × 3917. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54837 (Frederic, WI, 48 mi away) and 54839 (Grand View, WI, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54838 becomes 83845 — and that is a real ZIP code: Moyie Springs, ID, 1,142 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38485, 38548, 45388, 45838, 45883, 48835, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85348 in Salome, AZ, 1,438 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯560 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54838 and you would come out at 46.25°S, 88.21°E — 860 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 240.9 square miles of land, 54838 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 183 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,404This ZIP1,404
Households568This ZIP568
Housing units1,637This ZIP1,637
Median age59.4This ZIP59.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,318This ZIP$74,318Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute36.7 minThis ZIP36.7 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees96This ZIP96
Annual payroll$3,162,000This ZIP$3,162,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$55,788,000This ZIP$55,788,000

Land area

Land area240.86 sq miThis ZIP240.86 sq mi
Water area14.74 sq miThis ZIP14.74 sq mi

Counties 54838 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Douglas County 98.3%
Bayfield County 1.8%

Other place names in 54838

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 54838

ZIPCityDistance
54890 Wascott, WI 5.3 mi
54873 Solon Springs, WI 8.0 mi
54859 Minong, WI 8.9 mi
54849 Lake Nebagamon, WI 16.5 mi
54842 Hawthorne, WI 17.1 mi
54888 Trego, WI 19.3 mi
54875 Springbrook, WI 19.7 mi
54832 Drummond, WI 22.1 mi
54830 Danbury, WI 22.9 mi
54874 South Range, WI 23.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54838?

54838 is in Gordon, Wisconsin, in Douglas County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2491, -91.7944.

What county is 54838 in?

54838 spans 2 counties: Douglas County and Bayfield County. Most of it falls in Douglas 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 54838?

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

What time zone is 54838 in?

54838 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54838?

About 1,404 people live in ZIP code 54838, in 568 households, at 5.8 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 54838?

$74,318 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54838?

The closest are 54890 (5.3 mi), 54873 (8 mi), 54859 (8.9 mi), 54849 (16.5 mi) and 54842 (17.1 mi).

Is 54838 a PO Box ZIP code?

54838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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