What city is 54520 in?

54520 is a Crandon, WI mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Crandon and 3% lies inside Mole Lake; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 54520?

About 3,764 people (±213), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,063.

What is the median household income in 54520?

$60,031 (±$6,341), compared with $77,485 for Wisconsin as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 54520?

4 USPS carrier routes with 1,848 residential and 88 business mailboxes (1,935 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 54520?

The closest, measured center to center: 54465 (10.4 mi), 54462 (10.9 mi), 54428 (13 mi, Post Lake), 54541 (13.1 mi, Laona), 54511 (14.6 mi, Newald) and 54463 (14.8 mi).

54520 ZIP Code, Crandon, WI

54520 is a ZIP code in Crandon, Wisconsin in Forest County. It covers 123 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 54465, 54462 and 54428. 3,764 people live here in 1,655 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (75%). Median household income is $60,031, below the Wisconsin median of $77,485.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Crandon, WI
County: Forest County
Land area: 123 sq mi
Population: 3,764
Median household income: $60,031
Carrier routes: 4 (1,848 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	3,764
Households	1,655
Median household income	$60,031
Income per person	$33,704
Median age	44.2
Homeowners	74.9%
Median home value	$169,800
Median rent	$550
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%
Average commute (minutes)	20.3
Households with kids under 18	25.7%
Moved in the past year	9.8%
Below the poverty line	17.6%
Broadband internet	87.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.6%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	8.9%
$10–15K	5.1%
$15–25K	9.3%
$25–35K	8.1%
$35–50K	12.0%
$50–75K	15.7%
$75–100K	16.4%
$100–150K	13.9%
$150–200K	5.8%
$200K+	4.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.9%
10–19	10.2%
20–24	4.2%
25–34	11.2%
35–44	13.6%
45–54	12.0%
55–64	15.7%
65–74	14.4%
75+	6.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	23.7%
Owned outright	20.0%
Rented	14.2%
Vacant	42.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	82.8%
Townhome	0.9%
2–4 units	2.1%
5–19 units	6.1%
20+ units	1.2%
Mobile / other	6.8%

Businesses in 54520

110 business establishments with 636 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 15
Accommodation and Food Services: 13
Other Services (except Public Administration): 12
Construction: 11
Health Care and Social Assistance: 11
Transportation and Warehousing: 9
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 6

EDDM carrier routes

54520 has 4 USPS carrier routes with 1,848 residential and 88 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 54520

54520 has 4 USPS carrier routes (2 city (C), 2 rural (R)) with 1,848 residential and 88 business mailboxes. Routes range from 53 homes (C002) to 711 homes (C001); the median route has 542 homes. The Census counted 1,655 households in 54520 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	3
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 34, 53 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 30, 711 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 15, 525 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 9, 559 homes

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Every carrier route in 54520

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	711	30	$64,418	—	—	—
C002	City	53	34	$64,418	—	—	—
R001	Rural	559	9	$64,418	—	—	—
R002	Rural	525	15	$69,253	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 54520 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

54465 (10.4 mi)
54462 (10.9 mi)
54428 — Post Lake CDP, WI (13 mi)
54541 — Laona CDP, WI (13.1 mi)
54511 — Newald CDP, WI (14.6 mi)
54463 (14.8 mi)
54566 — Wabeno CDP, WI (16.6 mi)
54485 — Summit Lake CDP, WI (17.3 mi)

Areas that include 54520

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 54520, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 54520 in?: 54520 is a Crandon, WI mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Crandon and 3% lies inside Mole Lake; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 54520 in?: 54520 is in Forest County.
What is the population of 54520?: About 3,764 people (±213), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,063.
What is the median household income in 54520?: $60,031 (±$6,341), compared with $77,485 for Wisconsin as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 54520?: 4 USPS carrier routes with 1,848 residential and 88 business mailboxes (1,935 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 54520?: The closest, measured center to center: 54465 (10.4 mi), 54462 (10.9 mi), 54428 (13 mi, Post Lake), 54541 (13.1 mi, Laona), 54511 (14.6 mi, Newald) and 54463 (14.8 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.