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54966

ZIP 54966 is Plainfield, Wisconsin, mostly in Waushara County; area code 715; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waushara +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,202
Coordinates
44.2101, -89.5048
☼ Live from 54966 — Plainfield, WI

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Where 54966 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54966
  • 🔢 Type 54966 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggGhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,966 = 2 × 3 × 9161. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54965 (Pine River, WI, 23 mi away) and 54967 (Poy Sippi, WI, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54966 becomes 66945 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hanover, KS, 482 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45669, 45696, 46965, 49656, 49665, 54669, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96546 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯555 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54966 and you would come out at 44.21°S, 90.50°E — 1,019 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 81.5 square miles of land, 54966 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,202This ZIP2,202
Households846This ZIP846
Housing units1,064This ZIP1,064
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,143This ZIP$67,143Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$156,200This ZIP$156,200Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density27.0 / sq miThis ZIP27.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees430This ZIP430
Annual payroll$20,372,000This ZIP$20,372,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$67,978,000This ZIP$67,978,000

Land area

Land area81.54 sq miThis ZIP81.54 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 54966 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Waushara County 73.7%
Portage County 18.9%
Adams County 7.5%

Other place names in 54966

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ZIP codes near 54966

ZIPCityDistance
54943 Hancock, WI 6.9 mi
54921 Bancroft, WI 7.0 mi
54909 Almond, WI 8.4 mi
54930 Coloma, WI 12.5 mi
54984 Wild Rose, WI 14.0 mi
54467 Plover, WI 14.2 mi
54982 Wautoma, WI 14.3 mi
54494 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 14.5 mi
54406 Amherst, WI 17.1 mi
54976 Saxeville, WI 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54966?

54966 is in Plainfield, Wisconsin, in Waushara County. Its published point location is 44.2101, -89.5048.

What county is 54966 in?

54966 spans 3 counties: Waushara County, Portage County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Waushara 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 54966?

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

What time zone is 54966 in?

54966 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54966?

About 2,202 people live in ZIP code 54966, in 846 households, at 27.0 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 54966?

$67,143 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54966?

The closest are 54943 (6.9 mi), 54921 (7 mi), 54909 (8.4 mi), 54930 (12.5 mi) and 54984 (14 mi).

Is 54966 a PO Box ZIP code?

54966 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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