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54156 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54156 covers Pembine, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,514 and a median household income of $49,722.

Population
1,51415 per square mile
Median age
55.516.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$49,72234% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
13.8%1.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$194,170up 70.8% in five years
Median rent
$78225% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
17.2%17.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.1%21.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 54156 is

Pembine, Wisconsin — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,514
Median age55.5
Family households56.2%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)92.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans9.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$49,722
Income per person$27,582
Poverty rate13.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k6.6%
$25–30k13.9%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k6.6%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k20.4%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k1.7%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed740
Mean adjusted gross income$55,153
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,600
Median gross rent$782
Owner-occupied86.1%
Vacant homes60.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house79.6%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.8%
Mobile home17.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$194,170as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 70.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 152.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$194,170$63,683

$65,282 in 2009 to $194,170 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone77.1%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16% 4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.1% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed324
Annual payroll$17,269,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 93.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.9 out of 100
Community resilience49 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWisconsinUnited States
Median household income$49,722$75,670$78,538
Income per person$27,582$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate13.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$123,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$782$1,045$1,348
Homeownership86.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.3%3.3%5.2%
Works from home6.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.1%13.9%
Median age55.540.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationIRON MTN-KINGSFORD WWTP, MI US21.7 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year61 in

Average high and low by month

January24°F / 4.4°F1.36 in rain, 14.7 in snow
February28.3°F / 6.1°F1.15 in rain, 11.2 in snow
March39.2°F / 16.9°F1.68 in rain, 8.9 in snow
April51.9°F / 29°F2.79 in rain, 7.1 in snow
May66.4°F / 41.7°F3.48 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June76°F / 52°F3.71 in rain
July80.4°F / 56.6°F3.41 in rain
August78.3°F / 55.1°F3.38 in rain
September70.1°F / 47°F3.6 in rain
October55.7°F / 34.9°F3.27 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November40.8°F / 24.2°F1.9 in rain, 5.5 in snow
December29°F / 12.8°F1.76 in rain, 13 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

54119 Dunbar, WI10.6 km away
54102 Amberg, WI12.1 km away
54151 Niagara, WI18.2 km away
49870 Norway, MI20.5 km away
49892 Vulcan, MI21 km away
49876 Quinnesec, MI21.5 km away
49852 Loretto, MI22.4 km away
49802 Kingsford, MI23 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Marinette County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area99.5 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq mi
Population density15 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.6074, -87.9704

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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