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54211 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54211 covers Ephraim, Wisconsin, with a population of about 341.

Population
34196 per square mile
Median age
63.925.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate
8.8%3.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$470,021up 29% in five years
Degree or higher
81%46 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.4%26.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 54211 is

Ephraim, 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

Population341
Median age63.9
Family households64.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)91.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans19.6%
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

Poverty rate8.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k12.0%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k19.4%
$125–150k12.6%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more9.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$465,500
Rent as a share of household income18.8%
Owner-occupied91.4%
Vacant homes69.6%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house86.5%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units4.5%
5 to 19 units7.1%
20 or more units0.7%
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$470,021as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$470,021$285,750

$285,750 in 2019 to $470,021 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher81%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home22.1%
Drives to work alone65.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity35.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.1% 11 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85.1% 10.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support15.8% 9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.8% 10.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.2% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.9% 6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed179
Annual payroll$9,840,000
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 65.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65.5 out of 100
Community resilience99.7 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 wave95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.8Very 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$75,670$78,538
Income per person$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$465,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership91.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher81%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.3%5.2%
Works from home22.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.1%13.9%
Median age63.940.138.7
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 stationEPHRAIM 1NE-WWTP, WI US1.9 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January26.7°F / 12°F1.71 in rain, 16.8 in snow
February29.1°F / 12.8°F1.06 in rain, 14.1 in snow
March38.6°F / 21.1°F1.66 in rain, 7.9 in snow
April51°F / 31.1°F2.71 in rain, 6.4 in snow
May64.5°F / 41.9°F3.46 in rain
June73.8°F / 52.5°F3.31 in rain
July79.6°F / 57.8°F3.05 in rain
August78.3°F / 56.6°F3.03 in rain
September70.3°F / 51.2°F3.41 in rain
October57.1°F / 40.5°F3.61 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November43.5°F / 30.2°F2.27 in rain, 2.5 in snow
December32.5°F / 19°F1.7 in rain, 13.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Gibraltar Area 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability8.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54234 Sister Bay, WI5.5 km away
54212 Fish Creek, WI5.6 km away
54202 Baileys Harbor, WI11.4 km away
54210 Ellison Bay, WI14.4 km away
54209 Egg Harbor, WI18.7 km away
54246 Washington Island, WI32.1 km away
49858 Menominee, MI35.4 km away
49893 Wallace, MI35.8 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.

Door County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.55 sq mi
Population density96 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.1592, -87.1710

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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