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Where 54896 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 54896 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGBhS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 54,896 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 73. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101011001110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54895 (Weyerhaeuser, WI, 37 mi away) and 54901 (Oshkosh, WI, 166 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 54896 becomes 69845, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45698, 45869, 45896, 46859, 46895, 46958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96548 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,524 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
- 🎯568 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54896 and you would come out at 45.81°S, 89.12°E — 911 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
- 📏 At 415.6 square miles of land, 54896 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 316 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,635This ZIP1,635 |
|---|---|
| Households | 787This ZIP787 |
| Housing units | 2,180This ZIP2,180 |
| Median age | 60.5This ZIP60.5Wisconsin40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,080This ZIP$61,080Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $195,400This ZIP$195,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $933This ZIP$933Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.5%This ZIP25.5% |
| Mean commute | 33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min |
| Population density | 3.9 / sq miThis ZIP3.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 45This ZIP45 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 136This ZIP136 |
| Annual payroll | $4,211,000This ZIP$4,211,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 780This ZIP780 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $43,686,000This ZIP$43,686,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 415.61 sq miThis ZIP415.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.05 sq miThis ZIP7.05 sq mi |
Other place names in 54896
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 54896
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
54862 | Ojibwa, WI | 11.3 mi |
54867 | Radisson, WI | 15.4 mi |
54526 | Glen Flora, WI | 19.2 mi |
54835 | Exeland, WI | 19.7 mi |
54828 | Couderay, WI | 19.9 mi |
54530 | Hawkins, WI | 20.8 mi |
54517 | Clam Lake, WI | 21.9 mi |
54848 | Ladysmith, WI | 22.7 mi |
54537 | Kennan, WI | 23.2 mi |
54524 | Fifield, WI | 23.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 54896?
54896 is in Winter, Wisconsin, in Sawyer County. Its published point location is 45.8062, -90.8835.
What county is 54896 in?
54896 lies in Sawyer County.
What area code is 54896?
Winter uses area code 715, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 54896 in?
54896 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 54896?
About 1,635 people live in ZIP code 54896, in 787 households, at 3.9 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 54896?
$61,080 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.
What ZIP codes are near 54896?
The closest are 54862 (11.3 mi), 54867 (15.4 mi), 54526 (19.2 mi), 54835 (19.7 mi) and 54828 (19.9 mi).
Is 54896 a PO Box ZIP code?
54896 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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