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54465 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54465 covers Pickerel, Wisconsin, with a population of about 720 and a median household income of $50,875.

Population
72019 per square mile
Median age
63.524.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,87533% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
8.8%3.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$306,857up 50% in five years
Degree or higher
14.7%20.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
97.2%32.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 54465 is

Pickerel, 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

Population720
Median age63.5
Family households56.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans7.2%
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$50,875
Income per person$42,931
Poverty rate8.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k11.6%
$25–30k18.6%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k7.8%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k6.6%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k3.0%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$65,297
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$232,300
Owner-occupied97.2%
Vacant homes66.6%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house86.7%
2 to 4 units0.1%
Mobile home13.2%
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$306,857as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 50%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$306,857$140,816

$140,816 in 2012 to $306,857 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%
High school diploma or higher89.3%
Works from home10.9%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.3% 16.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.4% 11.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.1% 5.9 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 screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.2% 10 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22% 8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed54
Annual payroll$1,207,000
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 75.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.4 out of 100
Community resilience48.4 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 wave98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm8.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.6Very 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$50,875$75,670$78,538
Income per person$42,931$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$232,300$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership97.2%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%3.3%5.2%
Works from home10.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.1%13.9%
Median age63.540.138.7
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 stationLAONA 6 SW, WI US21 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year80 in

Average high and low by month

January19.7°F / 4°F1.34 in rain, 16.4 in snow
February24.3°F / 5.7°F1.25 in rain, 12.6 in snow
March35.9°F / 16°F1.88 in rain, 13.7 in snow
April49.2°F / 28.1°F3.11 in rain, 9.5 in snow
May63.1°F / 40.6°F3.78 in rain, 0.8 in snow
June70°F / 50.5°F4.7 in rain
July73.4°F / 55°F4 in rain
August71.4°F / 53.5°F3.2 in rain
September63.7°F / 45.9°F3.76 in rain
October52.3°F / 34.6°F3.31 in rain, 2.3 in snow
November36.9°F / 22.7°F2.07 in rain, 9.3 in snow
December25.1°F / 11.2°F1.74 in rain, 15.5 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 supermarket47% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Crandon School District62.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Elcho School District18.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Antigo School District18.8% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54462 Pearson, WI8.1 km away
54418 Bryant, WI18.3 km away
54520 Crandon, WI20.6 km away
54428 Elcho, WI20.8 km away
54566 Wabeno, WI21.4 km away
54430 Elton, WI22.4 km away
54491 White Lake, WI24 km away
54175 Townsend, WI24.1 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.

Forest County62.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Langlade County37.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.78 sq mi
Water area3.95 sq mi
Population density19 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3567, -88.9137

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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