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Where 54861 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 54861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 54,861 = 3 × 18287. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101011001001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54859 (Minong, WI, 66 mi away) and 54862 (Ojibwa, WI, 59 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 54861 becomes 16845 — and that is a real ZIP code: Karthaus, PA, 737 miles away.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15468, 15486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 1,483 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
- 🎯615 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54861 and you would come out at 46.60°S, 89.36°E — 903 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
- 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 54861 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 634 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 122This ZIP122 |
|---|---|
| Households | 47This ZIP47 |
| Housing units | 50This ZIP50 |
| Median age | 30.7This ZIP30.7Wisconsin40.2US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.2%This ZIP6.2% |
| Mean commute | 7.3 minThis ZIP7.3 min |
| Population density | 93.2 / sq miThis ZIP93.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 54861
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 54861
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
54806 | Ashland, WI | 10.1 mi |
54559 | Saxon, WI | 10.2 mi |
54846 | High Bridge, WI | 15.7 mi |
54891 | Washburn, WI | 17.0 mi |
54855 | Marengo, WI | 17.3 mi |
54816 | Benoit, WI | 21.7 mi |
54814 | Bayfield, WI | 22.0 mi |
54546 | Mellen, WI | 22.1 mi |
54536 | Iron Belt, WI | 22.6 mi |
54525 | Gile, WI | 22.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 54861?
54861 is in Odanah, Wisconsin, in Ashland County. Its published point location is 46.5989, -90.6433.
What county is 54861 in?
54861 lies in Ashland County.
What area code is 54861?
Odanah uses area code 715, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 54861 in?
54861 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 54861?
About 122 people live in ZIP code 54861, in 47 households, at 93.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 54861?
The closest are 54806 (10.1 mi), 54559 (10.2 mi), 54846 (15.7 mi), 54891 (17 mi) and 54855 (17.3 mi).
Is 54861 a PO Box ZIP code?
54861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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