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54928

ZIP 54928 is Caroline, Wisconsin, in Shawano County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shawano
Metro area
Shawano, WI
Population
524
Coordinates
44.7527, -88.8792
☼ Live from 54928 — Caroline, WI

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Where 54928 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54928
  • 🔢 Type 54928 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZGhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,928 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3433. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54927 (Butte Des Morts, WI, 46 mi away) and 54929 (Clintonville, WI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54928 becomes 82945 — and that is a real ZIP code: Superior, WY, 1,028 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24589, 24598, 24859, 24895, 24985, 25849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95482 in Ukiah, CA, 1,795 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯601 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54928 and you would come out at 44.75°S, 91.12°E — 1,030 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 54928 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population524This ZIP524
Households169This ZIP169
Housing units174This ZIP174
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,355This ZIP$73,355Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$236,400This ZIP$236,400Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density47.3 / sq miThis ZIP47.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$631,000This ZIP$631,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,176,000This ZIP$11,176,000

Land area

Land area11.07 sq miThis ZIP11.07 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 54928

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ZIP codes near 54928

ZIPCityDistance
54948 Leopolis, WI 1.6 mi
54978 Tilleda, WI 3.3 mi
54950 Marion, WI 6.9 mi
54128 Gresham, WI 8.5 mi
54486 Tigerton, WI 8.5 mi
54416 Bowler, WI 9.7 mi
54929 Clintonville, WI 10.3 mi
54933 Embarrass, WI 10.4 mi
54926 Big Falls, WI 11.7 mi
54166 Shawano, WI 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54928?

54928 is in Caroline, Wisconsin, in Shawano County, part of the Shawano, WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7527, -88.8792.

What county is 54928 in?

54928 lies in Shawano County.

What area code is 54928?

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

What time zone is 54928 in?

54928 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54928?

About 524 people live in ZIP code 54928, in 169 households, at 47.3 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 54928?

$73,355 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54928?

The closest are 54948 (1.6 mi), 54978 (3.3 mi), 54950 (6.9 mi), 54128 (8.5 mi) and 54486 (8.5 mi).

Is 54928 a PO Box ZIP code?

54928 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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