Upson, Wisconsin

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Upson, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking east in Upson on WIS77
Upson, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°22′09″N 90°24′25″W / 46.36917°N 90.40694°W / 46.36917; -90.40694Coordinates: 46°22′09″N 90°24′25″W / 46.36917°N 90.40694°W / 46.36917; -90.40694
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Iron
Elevation 1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 54565[1]
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1576004[2]

Upson is an unincorporated community located in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Upson is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 77 and Wisconsin Highway 122 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Hurley, in the town of Anderson. Upson had an Air Defense Command radar station of the Permanent System radar network (P-16B, 46°25′10″N 090°23′06″W / 46.41944°N 90.38500°W / 46.41944; -90.38500 (P-16B)) and a post office, which closed on March 16, 1985.[3]

Images

  • Looking north at Upson from southern terminus of WIS122

  • Looking east at the sign for Upson on WIS77

  • Looking west at the sign for Upson on WIS77

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  1. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15. 
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upson, Wisconsin
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011. 
Municipalities and communities of Iron County, Wisconsin, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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