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54639

ZIP 54639 is La Farge, Wisconsin, mostly in Vernon County; area code 608; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vernon +1 more
Population
2,435
Coordinates
43.6108, -90.5996
☼ Live from 54639 — La Farge, WI

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Where 54639 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54639
  • 🔢 Type 54639 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEghS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,639 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 467. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101010101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54638 (Kendall, WI, 16 mi away) and 54640 (Lynxville, WI, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54639 becomes 93645 — and that is a real ZIP code: O Neals, CA, 1,582 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34695, 34956, 35469, 35649, 35964, 36549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96534 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,208 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯487 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54639 and you would come out at 43.61°S, 89.40°E — 991 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 89.4 square miles of land, 54639 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,435This ZIP2,435
Households980This ZIP980
Housing units1,155This ZIP1,155
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,375This ZIP$61,375Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$209,700This ZIP$209,700Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density27.2 / sq miThis ZIP27.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees524This ZIP524
Annual payroll$31,445,000This ZIP$31,445,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$54,127,000This ZIP$54,127,000

Land area

Land area89.43 sq miThis ZIP89.43 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 54639 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Vernon County 95.9%
Richland County 4.1%

Other place names in 54639

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ZIP codes near 54639

ZIPCityDistance
54651 Ontario, WI 7.9 mi
54664 Viola, WI 8.7 mi
54634 Hillsboro, WI 9.1 mi
54652 Readstown, WI 12.7 mi
54619 Cashton, WI 13.4 mi
54667 Westby, WI 13.8 mi
54638 Kendall, WI 15.5 mi
54648 Norwalk, WI 15.7 mi
54670 Wilton, WI 16.7 mi
54665 Viroqua, WI 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54639?

54639 is in La Farge, Wisconsin, in Vernon County, part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6108, -90.5996.

What county is 54639 in?

54639 spans 2 counties: Vernon County and Richland County. Most of it falls in Vernon 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 54639?

La Farge uses area code 608, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54639 in?

54639 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54639?

About 2,435 people live in ZIP code 54639, in 980 households, at 27.2 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 54639?

$61,375 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54639?

The closest are 54651 (7.9 mi), 54664 (8.7 mi), 54634 (9.1 mi), 54652 (12.7 mi) and 54619 (13.4 mi).

Is 54639 a PO Box ZIP code?

54639 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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