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54842

ZIP 54842 is Hawthorne, Wisconsin, in Douglas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
267
Coordinates
46.4908, -91.8720
☼ Live from 54842 — Hawthorne, WI

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Where 54842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54842
  • 🔢 Type 54842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,842 = 2 × 17 × 1613. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54841 (Haugen, WI, 61 mi away) and 54843 (Hayward, WI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54842 becomes 24845 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ikes Fork, WV, 805 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24458, 24485, 24845, 24854, 25844, 28445, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85244 in Chandler, AZ, 1,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯571 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54842 and you would come out at 46.49°S, 88.13°E — 850 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 4.9 square miles of land, 54842 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population267This ZIP267
Households78This ZIP78
Housing units88This ZIP88
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,750This ZIP$88,750Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$264,100This ZIP$264,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute47.9 minThis ZIP47.9 min
Population density54.6 / sq miThis ZIP54.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$2,195,000This ZIP$2,195,000

Land area

Land area4.89 sq miThis ZIP4.89 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 54842

ZIPCityDistance
54874 South Range, WI 6.4 mi
54849 Lake Nebagamon, WI 7.4 mi
54864 Poplar, WI 8.4 mi
54873 Solon Springs, WI 12.8 mi
54880 Superior, WI 14.0 mi
54854 Maple, WI 14.7 mi
54820 Brule, WI 15.4 mi
54836 Foxboro, WI 15.6 mi
54838 Gordon, WI 17.1 mi
55802 Duluth, MN 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54842?

54842 is in Hawthorne, Wisconsin, in Douglas County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4908, -91.8720.

What county is 54842 in?

54842 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 54842?

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

What time zone is 54842 in?

54842 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54842?

About 267 people live in ZIP code 54842, in 78 households, at 54.6 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 54842?

$88,750 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54842?

The closest are 54874 (6.4 mi), 54849 (7.4 mi), 54864 (8.4 mi), 54873 (12.8 mi) and 54880 (14 mi).

Is 54842 a PO Box ZIP code?

54842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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