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53079

ZIP 53079 is Saint Cloud, Wisconsin, mostly in Fond du Lac County; area code 920; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fond du Lac +1 more
Metro area
Fond du Lac, WI
Population
1,420
Coordinates
43.8145, -88.1995
☼ Live from 53079 — Saint Cloud, WI

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Where 53079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 53079
  • 🔢 Type 53079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOES — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 53,079 = 3 × 13 × 1361. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 53078 (Rubicon, WI, 37 mi away) and 53080 (Saukville, WI, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 53079 becomes 97035 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Oswego, OR, 1,689 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 05739, 07395, 07935, 30597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95073 in Soquel, CA, 1,821 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯601 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 53079 and you would come out at 43.81°S, 91.80°E — 1,089 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 36.8 square miles of land, 53079 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,420This ZIP1,420
Households620This ZIP620
Housing units712This ZIP712
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,667This ZIP$86,667Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$260,000This ZIP$260,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$795This ZIP$795Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density38.5 / sq miThis ZIP38.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees416This ZIP416
Annual payroll$28,358,000This ZIP$28,358,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$63,954,000This ZIP$63,954,000

Land area

Land area36.84 sq miThis ZIP36.84 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Counties 53079 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fond du Lac County 96.4%
Sheboygan County 3.6%

Other place names in 53079

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 53079

ZIPCityDistance
53057 Mount Calvary, WI 2.3 mi
53023 Glenbeulah, WI 5.2 mi
53026 Greenbush, WI 6.3 mi
53049 Malone, WI 6.6 mi
53019 Eden, WI 9.7 mi
53061 New Holstein, WI 9.9 mi
53020 Elkhart Lake, WI 9.9 mi
53073 Plymouth, WI 11.0 mi
54937 Fond Du Lac, WI 11.7 mi
54935 Fond Du Lac, WI 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 53079?

53079 is in Saint Cloud, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County, part of the Fond du Lac, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8145, -88.1995.

What county is 53079 in?

53079 spans 2 counties: Fond du Lac County and Sheboygan County. Most of it falls in Fond du Lac 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 53079?

Saint Cloud uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 53079 in?

53079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 53079?

About 1,420 people live in ZIP code 53079, in 620 households, at 38.5 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 53079?

$86,667 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 53079?

The closest are 53057 (2.3 mi), 53023 (5.2 mi), 53026 (6.3 mi), 53049 (6.6 mi) and 53019 (9.7 mi).

Is 53079 a PO Box ZIP code?

53079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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