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71603

ZIP 71603 is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time. Pine Bluff has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 71601, 71611 and 71613.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +3 more
Metro area
Pine Bluff, AR
Population
29,578
Coordinates
34.1211, -92.0881
☼ Live from 71603 — Pine Bluff, AR

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Where 71603 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 71603
  • 🔢 Type 71603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,603 = 7 × 53 × 193. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011110110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71602 (White Hall, AR, 11 mi away) and 71611 (Pine Bluff, AR, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71603 becomes 30617, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01367, 01376, 06137, 06371, 07631, 13076, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01376 in Turners Falls, MA, 1,206 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯532 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71603 and you would come out at 34.12°S, 87.91°E — 1,385 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 167.8 square miles of land, 71603 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,578This ZIP29,578
Households11,496This ZIP11,496
Housing units14,188This ZIP14,188
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$53,130This ZIP$53,130Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$121,600This ZIP$121,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$891This ZIP$891Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density176.3 / sq miThis ZIP176.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments428This ZIP428
Employees5,507This ZIP5,507
Annual payroll$258,797,000This ZIP$258,797,000
Tax returns filed11,760This ZIP11,760
Total adjusted gross income$619,476,000This ZIP$619,476,000

Land area

Land area167.80 sq miThis ZIP167.80 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Counties 71603 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 84.5%
Lincoln County 7.8%
Cleveland County 5.2%
Grant County 2.5%

Other place names in 71603

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 71603

ZIPCityDistance
71613 Pine Bluff, AR 2.7 mi
71612 White Hall, AR 10.6 mi
71602 White Hall, AR 10.9 mi
71601 Pine Bluff, AR 11.9 mi
71611 Pine Bluff, AR 12.3 mi
71665 Rison, AR 13.3 mi
72057 Grapevine, AR 13.7 mi
71678 Yorktown, AR 16.4 mi
72152 Sherrill, AR 17.4 mi
71659 Moscow, AR 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71603?

71603 is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in Jefferson County, part of the Pine Bluff, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1211, -92.0881.

What county is 71603 in?

71603 spans 4 counties: Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Cleveland County and Grant County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 71603?

Pine Bluff uses area codes 870 and 327, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71603 in?

71603 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71603?

About 29,578 people live in ZIP code 71603, in 11,496 households, at 176.3 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 71603?

$53,130 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71603?

The closest are 71613 (2.7 mi), 71612 (10.6 mi), 71602 (10.9 mi), 71601 (11.9 mi) and 71611 (12.3 mi).

Is 71603 a PO Box ZIP code?

71603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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