Calculate the Value of $255 in 1959

What is 255 dollars in 1959 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $255 from 1959 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$2,707
Adjusted for inflation, $255 in 1959 is equal to $2,707 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $255 in 1959 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $2,707
2023 $2,619
2022 $2,460
2021 $2,298
2020 $2,267
2019 $2,217
2018 $2,175
2017 $2,130
2016 $2,087
2015 $2,072
2014 $2,056
2013 $2,026
2012 $1,991
2011 $1,934
2010 $1,905
2009 $1,855
2008 $1,853
2007 $1,781
2006 $1,736
2005 $1,679
2004 $1,626
2003 $1,596
2002 $1,559
2001 $1,535
2000 $1,485
1999 $1,446
1998 $1,423
1997 $1,399
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,354
1995 $1,321
1994 $1,286
1993 $1,252
1992 $1,217
1991 $1,181
1990 $1,113
1989 $1,063
1988 $1,018
1987 $975
1986 $964
1985 $929
1984 $894
1983 $861
1982 $829
1981 $761
1980 $677
1979 $597
1978 $548
1977 $514
1976 $490
1975 $458
1974 $408
1973 $375
1972 $363
1971 $351
1970 $333
1969 $313
Year Equivalent
1968 $299
1967 $290
1966 $281
1965 $275
1964 $273
1963 $268
1962 $265
1961 $263
1960 $259
1959 $255
1958 $251
1957 $244
1956 $236
1955 $236
1954 $237
1953 $236
1952 $234
1951 $221
1950 $208
1949 $213
1948 $206
1947 $190
1946 $161
1945 $157
1944 $154
1943 $149
1942 $137
1941 $124
Year Equivalent
1940 $124
1939 $124
1938 $127
1937 $124
1936 $122
1935 $118
1934 $116
1933 $116
1932 $129
1931 $142
1930 $152
1929 $151
1928 $153
1927 $156
1926 $158
1925 $153
1924 $153
1923 $149
1922 $153
1921 $171
1920 $167
1919 $146
1918 $121
1917 $102
1916 $91
1915 $89
1914 $88