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71630

ZIP 71630 is Arkansas City, Arkansas, in Desha County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Desha
Metro area
none
Population
456
Coordinates
33.6123, -91.2335
☼ Live from 71630 — Arkansas City, AR

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Where 71630 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71630
  • 🔢 Type 71630 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEgIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,630 = 2 × 5 × 13 × 19 × 29. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71613 (Pine Bluff, AR, 61 mi away) and 71631 (Banks, AR, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71630 becomes 03617, 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, 1,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯591 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71630 and you would come out at 33.61°S, 88.77°E — 1,443 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 23.6 square miles of land, 71630 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population456This ZIP456
Households230This ZIP230
Housing units300This ZIP300
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$41,900This ZIP$41,900Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$104,700This ZIP$104,700Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$625This ZIP$625Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees348This ZIP348
Annual payroll$31,141,000This ZIP$31,141,000

Land area

Land area23.56 sq miThis ZIP23.56 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 71630

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ZIP codes near 71630

ZIPCityDistance
71654 Mc Gehee, AR 7.9 mi
38772 Scott, MS 9.1 mi
71666 Rohwer, AR 9.3 mi
38725 Benoit, MS 10.1 mi
38782 Winterville, MS 12.6 mi
71670 Tillar, AR 13.3 mi
38703 Greenville, MS 14.1 mi
71674 Watson, AR 15.1 mi
71638 Dermott, AR 15.8 mi
71653 Lake Village, AR 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71630?

71630 is in Arkansas City, Arkansas, in Desha County. Its published point location is 33.6123, -91.2335.

What county is 71630 in?

71630 lies in Desha County.

What area code is 71630?

Arkansas City uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71630 in?

71630 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71630?

About 456 people live in ZIP code 71630, in 230 households, at 19.4 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 71630?

$41,900 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71630?

The closest are 71654 (7.9 mi), 38772 (9.1 mi), 71666 (9.3 mi), 38725 (10.1 mi) and 38782 (12.6 mi).

Is 71630 a PO Box ZIP code?

71630 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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