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54979

ZIP 54979 is Van Dyne, 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
2,037
Coordinates
43.8725, -88.5364
☼ Live from 54979 — Van Dyne, WI

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Where 54979 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 54979
  • 🔢 Type 54979 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLGhS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 54979 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 54978 (Tilleda, WI, 66 mi away) and 54980 (Waukau, WI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 54979 becomes 97945, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47959, 47995, 49759, 49795, 59479, 59749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99547 in Atka, AK, 3,763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯587 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 54979 and you would come out at 43.87°S, 91.46°E — 1,073 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 26.6 square miles of land, 54979 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,037This ZIP2,037
Households656This ZIP656
Housing units664This ZIP664
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Wisconsin40.2US 38.9
Median household income$109,868This ZIP$109,868Wisconsin$77,485US $80,734
Median home value$295,000This ZIP$295,000Wisconsin$266,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,365This ZIP$1,365Wisconsin$1,087US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density76.5 / sq miThis ZIP76.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees102This ZIP102
Annual payroll$3,411,000This ZIP$3,411,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$63,835,000This ZIP$63,835,000

Land area

Land area26.61 sq miThis ZIP26.61 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 54979 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 95.7%
Winnebago County 4.3%

Other place names in 54979

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ZIP codes near 54979

ZIPCityDistance
54932 Eldorado, WI 4.7 mi
54902 Oshkosh, WI 5.1 mi
54936 Fond Du Lac, WI 8.3 mi
54935 Fond Du Lac, WI 8.5 mi
54974 Rosendale, WI 8.5 mi
54964 Pickett, WI 10.7 mi
54904 Oshkosh, WI 11.3 mi
54937 Fond Du Lac, WI 12.4 mi
53049 Malone, WI 12.4 mi
54901 Oshkosh, WI 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 54979?

54979 is in Van Dyne, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County, part of the Fond du Lac, WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8725, -88.5364.

What county is 54979 in?

54979 spans 2 counties: Fond du Lac 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 54979?

Van Dyne uses area code 920, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 54979 in?

54979 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 54979?

About 2,037 people live in ZIP code 54979, in 656 households, at 76.5 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 54979?

$109,868 a year, against $77,485 across Wisconsin.

What ZIP codes are near 54979?

The closest are 54932 (4.7 mi), 54902 (5.1 mi), 54936 (8.3 mi), 54935 (8.5 mi) and 54974 (8.5 mi).

Is 54979 a PO Box ZIP code?

54979 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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