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54868

ZIP 54868 is Rice Lake, Wisconsin, mostly in Barron County; area codes 715 and 534; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barron +2 more
Metro area
Rice Lake, WI
Population
16,323
Coordinates
45.5281, -91.7166
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Where 54868 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54868
  • 🔢 Type 54868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,868 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54867 (Radisson, WI, 32 mi away) and 54870 (Sarona, WI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54868 becomes 86845, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45688, 45868, 45886, 46858, 46885, 48658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85648 in Rio Rico, AZ, 1,417 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯526 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54868 and you would come out at 45.53°S, 88.28°E — 882 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 212.0 square miles of land, 54868 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 161 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,323This ZIP16,323
Households6,920This ZIP6,920
Housing units7,583This ZIP7,583
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,318This ZIP$64,318Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$227,800This ZIP$227,800Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$872This ZIP$872Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min
Population density77.0 / sq miThis ZIP77.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments601This ZIP601
Employees9,384This ZIP9,384
Annual payroll$457,957,000This ZIP$457,957,000
Tax returns filed7,830This ZIP7,830
Total adjusted gross income$558,817,000This ZIP$558,817,000

Land area

Land area211.98 sq miThis ZIP211.98 sq mi
Water area7.87 sq miThis ZIP7.87 sq mi

Counties 54868 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Barron County 94.3%
Rusk County 4.5%
Washburn County 1.1%

Other place names in 54868

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ZIP codes near 54868

ZIPCityDistance
54818 Brill, WI 5.6 mi
54841 Haugen, WI 6.3 mi
54857 Mikana, WI 7.2 mi
54822 Cameron, WI 8.9 mi
54812 Barron, WI 12.4 mi
54870 Sarona, WI 12.8 mi
54895 Weyerhaeuser, WI 13.5 mi
54817 Birchwood, WI 13.6 mi
54728 Chetek, WI 15.7 mi
54805 Almena, WI 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54868?

54868 is in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, in Barron County, part of the Rice Lake, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5281, -91.7166.

What county is 54868 in?

54868 spans 3 counties: Barron County, Rusk County and Washburn County. Most of it falls in Barron 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 54868?

Rice Lake uses area codes 715 and 534, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54868 in?

54868 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54868?

About 16,323 people live in ZIP code 54868, in 6,920 households, at 77.0 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 54868?

$64,318 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54868?

The closest are 54818 (5.6 mi), 54841 (6.3 mi), 54857 (7.2 mi), 54822 (8.9 mi) and 54812 (12.4 mi).

Is 54868 a PO Box ZIP code?

54868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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