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71726

ZIP 71726 is Chidester, Arkansas, mostly in Ouachita County; area codes 327 and 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ouachita +1 more
Metro area
Camden, AR
Population
1,108
Coordinates
33.6823, -92.9914
☼ Live from 71726 — Chidester, AR

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Where 71726 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 71726
  • 🔢 Type 71726 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZLIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,726 = 2 × 35863. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100000101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71725 (Carthage, AR, 36 mi away) and 71728 (Curtis, AR, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71726 becomes 62717, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12767, 12776, 16727, 17267, 17726, 17762, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12776 in Roscoe, NY, 1,135 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯525 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71726 and you would come out at 33.68°S, 87.01°E — 1,381 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 55m.
  • 📏 At 194.3 square miles of land, 71726 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 148 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,108This ZIP1,108
Households564This ZIP564
Housing units843This ZIP843
Median age61.4This ZIP61.4Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$31,328This ZIP$31,328Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$68,500This ZIP$68,500Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$500This ZIP$500Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute37.8 minThis ZIP37.8 min
Population density5.7 / sq miThis ZIP5.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$350,000This ZIP$350,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$19,538,000This ZIP$19,538,000

Land area

Land area194.30 sq miThis ZIP194.30 sq mi
Water area4.52 sq miThis ZIP4.52 sq mi

Counties 71726 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ouachita County 99.0%
Nevada County 1.0%

Other place names in 71726

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

ZIP codes near 71726

ZIPCityDistance
71711 Camden, AR 10.7 mi
71722 Bluff City, AR 10.9 mi
71701 Camden, AR 12.3 mi
71772 Whelen Springs, AR 13.0 mi
71743 Gurdon, AR 15.6 mi
71858 Rosston, AR 17.0 mi
71828 Cale, AR 17.4 mi
71764 Stephens, AR 17.6 mi
71763 Sparkman, AR 18.8 mi
71721 Beirne, AR 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71726?

71726 is in Chidester, Arkansas, in Ouachita County, part of the Camden, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6823, -92.9914.

What county is 71726 in?

71726 spans 2 counties: Ouachita County and Nevada County. Most of it falls in Ouachita 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 71726?

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

What time zone is 71726 in?

71726 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71726?

About 1,108 people live in ZIP code 71726, in 564 households, at 5.7 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 71726?

$31,328 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71726?

The closest are 71711 (10.7 mi), 71722 (10.9 mi), 71701 (12.3 mi), 71772 (13 mi) and 71743 (15.6 mi).

Is 71726 a PO Box ZIP code?

71726 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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