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54873

ZIP 54873 is Solon Springs, Wisconsin, mostly in Douglas County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas +1 more
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
3,056
Coordinates
46.3463, -91.7022
☼ Live from 54873 — Solon Springs, WI

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Where 54873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54873
  • 🔢 Type 54873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,873 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 67. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54872 (Siren, WI, 52 mi away) and 54874 (South Range, WI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54873 becomes 37845 — and that is a real ZIP code: Petros, TN, 801 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85347 in Roll, AZ, 1,496 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯568 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54873 and you would come out at 46.35°S, 88.30°E — 861 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 265.2 square miles of land, 54873 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 201 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,056This ZIP3,056
Households1,371This ZIP1,371
Housing units2,826This ZIP2,826
Median age57.9This ZIP57.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,359This ZIP$88,359Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$253,100This ZIP$253,100Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$785This ZIP$785Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees284This ZIP284
Annual payroll$9,437,000This ZIP$9,437,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$111,286,000This ZIP$111,286,000

Land area

Land area265.19 sq miThis ZIP265.19 sq mi
Water area9.65 sq miThis ZIP9.65 sq mi

Counties 54873 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Douglas County 63.9%
Bayfield County 36.1%

Other place names in 54873

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ZIP codes near 54873

ZIPCityDistance
54838 Gordon, WI 8.0 mi
54849 Lake Nebagamon, WI 9.4 mi
54842 Hawthorne, WI 12.8 mi
54890 Wascott, WI 12.9 mi
54820 Brule, WI 16.0 mi
54859 Minong, WI 16.8 mi
54832 Drummond, WI 17.2 mi
54864 Poplar, WI 18.3 mi
54874 South Range, WI 19.2 mi
54854 Maple, WI 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54873?

54873 is in Solon Springs, Wisconsin, in Douglas County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3463, -91.7022.

What county is 54873 in?

54873 spans 2 counties: Douglas County and Bayfield County. Most of it falls in Douglas 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 54873?

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

What time zone is 54873 in?

54873 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54873?

About 3,056 people live in ZIP code 54873, in 1,371 households, at 11.5 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 54873?

$88,359 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54873?

The closest are 54838 (8 mi), 54849 (9.4 mi), 54842 (12.8 mi), 54890 (12.9 mi) and 54820 (16 mi).

Is 54873 a PO Box ZIP code?

54873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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