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54971

ZIP 54971 is Ripon, Wisconsin, mostly in Fond du Lac County; area codes 920 and 274; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fond du Lac +2 more
Metro area
Fond du Lac, WI
Population
10,907
Coordinates
43.8551, -88.8336
☼ Live from 54971 — Ripon, WI

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Where 54971 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54971
  • 🔢 Type 54971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 54,971 = 7 × 7853. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54970 (Redgranite, WI, 20 mi away) and 54974 (Rosendale, WI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54971 becomes 17945 — and that is a real ZIP code: Locustdale, PA, 670 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15479, 17549, 17945, 17954, 19457, 19475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95417 in Branscomb, CA, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯573 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54971 and you would come out at 43.86°S, 91.17°E — 1,060 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 110.9 square miles of land, 54971 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,907This ZIP10,907
Households4,507This ZIP4,507
Housing units4,810This ZIP4,810
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,699This ZIP$66,699Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$193,000This ZIP$193,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$778This ZIP$778Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density98.3 / sq miThis ZIP98.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments262This ZIP262
Employees5,365This ZIP5,365
Annual payroll$290,514,000This ZIP$290,514,000
Tax returns filed5,290This ZIP5,290
Total adjusted gross income$370,859,000This ZIP$370,859,000

Land area

Land area110.90 sq miThis ZIP110.90 sq mi
Water area4.63 sq miThis ZIP4.63 sq mi

Counties 54971 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 59.5%
Green Lake County 20.7%
Winnebago County 19.9%

Other place names in 54971

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ZIP codes near 54971

ZIPCityDistance
54964 Pickett, WI 6.2 mi
53931 Fairwater, WI 8.0 mi
54941 Green Lake, WI 8.0 mi
53919 Brandon, WI 8.9 mi
54980 Waukau, WI 9.7 mi
54934 Eureka, WI 10.2 mi
54974 Rosendale, WI 10.4 mi
54932 Eldorado, WI 10.7 mi
54923 Berlin, WI 11.9 mi
53946 Markesan, WI 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54971?

54971 is in Ripon, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County, part of the Fond du Lac, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8551, -88.8336.

What county is 54971 in?

54971 spans 3 counties: Fond du Lac County, Green Lake County and Winnebago 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 54971?

Ripon uses area codes 920 and 274, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54971 in?

54971 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54971?

About 10,907 people live in ZIP code 54971, in 4,507 households, at 98.3 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 54971?

$66,699 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54971?

The closest are 54964 (6.2 mi), 53931 (8 mi), 54941 (8 mi), 53919 (8.9 mi) and 54980 (9.7 mi).

Is 54971 a PO Box ZIP code?

54971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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