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54840

ZIP 54840 is Grantsburg, Wisconsin, mostly in Burnett County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Burnett +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,775
Coordinates
45.7513, -92.6924
☼ Live from 54840 — Grantsburg, WI

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Where 54840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54840
  • 🔢 Type 54840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 457. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54839 (Grand View, WI, 85 mi away) and 54841 (Haugen, WI, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54840 becomes 04845, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04485, 04548, 04854, 05448, 08544, 40845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85044 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,333 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯506 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54840 and you would come out at 45.75°S, 87.31°E — 833 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 255.2 square miles of land, 54840 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 194 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,775This ZIP4,775
Households1,821This ZIP1,821
Housing units2,778This ZIP2,778
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$186,200This ZIP$186,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$822This ZIP$822Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density18.7 / sq miThis ZIP18.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees1,586This ZIP1,586
Annual payroll$83,964,000This ZIP$83,964,000
Tax returns filed2,280This ZIP2,280
Total adjusted gross income$153,498,000This ZIP$153,498,000

Land area

Land area255.24 sq miThis ZIP255.24 sq mi
Water area9.69 sq miThis ZIP9.69 sq mi

Counties 54840 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Burnett County 88.1%
Polk County 11.9%

Other place names in 54840

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ZIP codes near 54840

ZIPCityDistance
54006 Cushing, WI 11.3 mi
55063 Pine City, MN 11.8 mi
55067 Rock Creek, MN 13.0 mi
55069 Rush City, MN 13.9 mi
54872 Siren, WI 14.6 mi
54853 Luck, WI 16.5 mi
54837 Frederic, WI 17.0 mi
54024 Saint Croix Falls, WI 17.4 mi
55032 Harris, MN 18.3 mi
55037 Hinckley, MN 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54840?

54840 is in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, in Burnett County. Its published point location is 45.7513, -92.6924.

What county is 54840 in?

54840 spans 2 counties: Burnett County and Polk County. Most of it falls in Burnett 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 54840?

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

What time zone is 54840 in?

54840 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54840?

About 4,775 people live in ZIP code 54840, in 1,821 households, at 18.7 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 54840?

$63,750 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54840?

The closest are 54006 (11.3 mi), 55063 (11.8 mi), 55067 (13 mi), 55069 (13.9 mi) and 54872 (14.6 mi).

Is 54840 a PO Box ZIP code?

54840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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