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54864

ZIP 54864 is Poplar, Wisconsin, in Douglas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,590
Coordinates
46.6022, -91.8014
☼ Live from 54864 — Poplar, WI

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Where 54864 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54864
  • 🔢 Type 54864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 127. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54862 (Ojibwa, WI, 64 mi away) and 54865 (Port Wing, WI, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54864 becomes 46845 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Wayne, IN, 499 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44685, 44856, 44865, 45648, 45684, 45846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86445 in Willow Beach, AZ, 1,396 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯579 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54864 and you would come out at 46.60°S, 88.20°E — 851 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 33m.
  • 📏 At 51.5 square miles of land, 54864 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,590This ZIP1,590
Households561This ZIP561
Housing units660This ZIP660
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,250This ZIP$91,250Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$242,100This ZIP$242,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density30.9 / sq miThis ZIP30.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees157This ZIP157
Annual payroll$6,036,000This ZIP$6,036,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$58,520,000This ZIP$58,520,000

Land area

Land area51.54 sq miThis ZIP51.54 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 54864

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ZIP codes near 54864

ZIPCityDistance
54874 South Range, WI 6.9 mi
54854 Maple, WI 7.2 mi
54842 Hawthorne, WI 8.4 mi
54849 Lake Nebagamon, WI 9.2 mi
54820 Brule, WI 11.8 mi
54880 Superior, WI 15.5 mi
55802 Duluth, MN 17.4 mi
54873 Solon Springs, WI 18.3 mi
55801 Duluth, MN 19.1 mi
55815 Duluth, MN 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54864?

54864 is in Poplar, Wisconsin, in Douglas County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6022, -91.8014.

What county is 54864 in?

54864 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 54864?

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

What time zone is 54864 in?

54864 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54864?

About 1,590 people live in ZIP code 54864, in 561 households, at 30.9 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 54864?

$91,250 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54864?

The closest are 54874 (6.9 mi), 54854 (7.2 mi), 54842 (8.4 mi), 54849 (9.2 mi) and 54820 (11.8 mi).

Is 54864 a PO Box ZIP code?

54864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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