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Summary for Sun Prairie

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Located in: Dane County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Sun Pr.

Time Zone: Sun Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 608 & 353<1>

Elevation: 980 feet [298.7 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Sun Prairie)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	34,723 (18.25% increase since 2010)
2010:	29,364 (44.16% increase since 2000)
2000:	20,369

Total Area:<4> 12.25 sq. miles [31.7 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 12,413

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sun Prairie:

Lat: 43.183600° (or 43°11'0" N)

Lon: -89.232300° (or -89°13'56" W)

USGS Topo Map: Sun Prairie<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sun Prairie

GNIS ID: 1584255

FIPS State / Place Code: 55 / 78600

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sun Prairie)

About Dane County

The city of Madison is the County Seat for Dane County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dane)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	546,695 (11.75% increase since 2010)
2010	489,218 (14.7% increase since 2000)
2000:	426,526

Total Area: 1,238 sq. miles [3,207 km²] - of which 3.31% is water (41.01 sq. miles [106.2 km²])

Housing Units: 216,022

Official Website: https://danecounty.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dane

GNIS ID: 1581072

FIPS State / County Code: 55 / 025

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sun Prairie)

About Wisconsin

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,824,581 (2.42% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,686,986 (6.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,363,675

Websites for State of Wisconsin

Official Website: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Tourism: https://www.travelwisconsin.com/

Parks: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/

Fishing: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing

Hunting: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Wisconsin

GNIS ID: 1779806

FIPS State: 55

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sun Prairie)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Sun Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Sun Prairie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sun Prairie. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sun Prairie, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sun Prairie.