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Where 71662 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.
- 🔢 Type 71662 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZggIL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 71,662 = 2 × 35831. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001011111101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71661 (Parkdale, AR, 46 mi away) and 71663 (Portland, AR, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 71662 becomes 26617 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dille, WV, 678 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12766 in North Branch, NY, 1,056 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
- 🎯570 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71662 and you would come out at 33.81°S, 88.49°E — 1,422 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
- 📏 At 22.8 square miles of land, 71662 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 100This ZIP100 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 48This ZIP48 |
| Median age | 21.8This ZIP21.8Arkansas38.5US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 22.82 sq miThis ZIP22.82 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 71662
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 71662
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
71677 | Winchester, AR | 3.6 mi |
71639 | Dumas, AR | 5.4 mi |
71670 | Tillar, AR | 7.9 mi |
71643 | Gould, AR | 14.7 mi |
71666 | Rohwer, AR | 15.1 mi |
71654 | Mc Gehee, AR | 15.5 mi |
71655 | Monticello, AR | 17.9 mi |
71674 | Watson, AR | 19.0 mi |
72133 | Reydell, AR | 19.7 mi |
71638 | Dermott, AR | 20.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 71662?
71662 is in Pickens, Arkansas, in Desha County. Its published point location is 33.8116, -91.5119.
What county is 71662 in?
71662 lies in Desha County.
What area code is 71662?
Pickens uses area code 870, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 71662 in?
71662 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 71662?
About 100 people live in ZIP code 71662, in 8 households, at 4.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 71662?
The closest are 71677 (3.6 mi), 71639 (5.4 mi), 71670 (7.9 mi), 71643 (14.7 mi) and 71666 (15.1 mi).
Is 71662 a PO Box ZIP code?
71662 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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