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54871

ZIP 54871 is Shell Lake, Wisconsin, mostly in Washburn County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washburn +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,270
Coordinates
45.7496, -92.0020
☼ Live from 54871 — Shell Lake, WI

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Where 54871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54871
  • 🔢 Type 54871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,871 = 37 × 1483. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011001010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54870 (Sarona, WI, 11 mi away) and 54872 (Siren, WI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54871 becomes 17845 — and that is a real ZIP code: Millmont, PA, 814 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14758, 14785, 14857, 15478, 15748, 15784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85714 in Tucson, AZ, 1,378 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯527 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54871 and you would come out at 45.75°S, 88.00°E — 863 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 115.7 square miles of land, 54871 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,270This ZIP3,270
Households1,302This ZIP1,302
Housing units1,914This ZIP1,914
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,342This ZIP$69,342Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$241,000This ZIP$241,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$644This ZIP$644Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density28.3 / sq miThis ZIP28.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees775This ZIP775
Annual payroll$31,093,000This ZIP$31,093,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$108,172,000This ZIP$108,172,000

Land area

Land area115.70 sq miThis ZIP115.70 sq mi
Water area7.18 sq miThis ZIP7.18 sq mi

Counties 54871 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washburn County 57.6%
Burnett County 42.4%

Other place names in 54871

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ZIP codes near 54871

ZIPCityDistance
54813 Barronett, WI 6.4 mi
54845 Hertel, WI 7.8 mi
54801 Spooner, WI 8.5 mi
54870 Sarona, WI 11.3 mi
54829 Cumberland, WI 13.1 mi
54841 Haugen, WI 14.6 mi
54888 Trego, WI 16.9 mi
54837 Frederic, WI 17.9 mi
54893 Webster, WI 18.0 mi
54872 Siren, WI 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54871?

54871 is in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, in Washburn County. Its published point location is 45.7496, -92.0020.

What county is 54871 in?

54871 spans 2 counties: Washburn County and Burnett County. Most of it falls in Washburn 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 54871?

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

What time zone is 54871 in?

54871 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54871?

About 3,270 people live in ZIP code 54871, in 1,302 households, at 28.3 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 54871?

$69,342 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54871?

The closest are 54813 (6.4 mi), 54845 (7.8 mi), 54801 (8.5 mi), 54870 (11.3 mi) and 54829 (13.1 mi).

Is 54871 a PO Box ZIP code?

54871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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