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54629

ZIP 54629 is Fountain City, Wisconsin, in Buffalo County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo
Metro area
none
Population
2,595
Coordinates
44.1741, -91.6393
☼ Live from 54629 — Fountain City, WI

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Where 54629 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54629
  • 🔢 Type 54629 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZghS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 54629 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54628 (Ferryville, WI, 63 mi away) and 54630 (Galesville, WI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54629 becomes 92645, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24569, 25649, 29456, 29465, 29546, 29564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96452 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,894 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯466 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54629 and you would come out at 44.17°S, 88.36°E — 927 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 112.0 square miles of land, 54629 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,595This ZIP2,595
Households1,127This ZIP1,127
Housing units1,252This ZIP1,252
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,432This ZIP$74,432Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$229,900This ZIP$229,900Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density23.2 / sq miThis ZIP23.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees340This ZIP340
Annual payroll$11,598,000This ZIP$11,598,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$89,926,000This ZIP$89,926,000

Land area

Land area112.04 sq miThis ZIP112.04 sq mi
Water area10.03 sq miThis ZIP10.03 sq mi

Other place names in 54629

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ZIP codes near 54629

ZIPCityDistance
54625 Dodge, WI 6.3 mi
54612 Arcadia, WI 8.6 mi
55959 Minnesota City, MN 8.8 mi
54622 Cochrane, WI 9.6 mi
55942 Homer, MN 10.9 mi
54661 Trempealeau, WI 11.7 mi
55988 Stockton, MN 12.2 mi
55987 Winona, MN 12.4 mi
55969 Rollingstone, MN 13.4 mi
54630 Galesville, WI 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54629?

54629 is in Fountain City, Wisconsin, in Buffalo County. Its published point location is 44.1741, -91.6393.

What county is 54629 in?

54629 lies in Buffalo County.

What area code is 54629?

Fountain City uses area code 608, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54629 in?

54629 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54629?

About 2,595 people live in ZIP code 54629, in 1,127 households, at 23.2 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 54629?

$74,432 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54629?

The closest are 54625 (6.3 mi), 54612 (8.6 mi), 55959 (8.8 mi), 54622 (9.6 mi) and 55942 (10.9 mi).

Is 54629 a PO Box ZIP code?

54629 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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