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71740

ZIP 71740 is Emerson, Arkansas, in Columbia County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Columbia
Metro area
Magnolia, AR
Population
2,100
Coordinates
33.0769, -93.1674
☼ Live from 71740 — Emerson, AR

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Where 71740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71740
  • 🔢 Type 71740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 211. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71731 (El Dorado, AR, 30 mi away) and 71742 (Fordyce, AR, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71740 becomes 04717, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01747, 07417, 14707, 14770, 17047, 17074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01747 in Hopedale, MA, 1,334 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯555 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71740 and you would come out at 33.08°S, 86.83°E — 1,411 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 184.5 square miles of land, 71740 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 140 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,100This ZIP2,100
Households760This ZIP760
Housing units986This ZIP986
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$65,455This ZIP$65,455Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$168,300This ZIP$168,300Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$719This ZIP$719Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density11.4 / sq miThis ZIP11.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees260This ZIP260
Annual payroll$17,442,000This ZIP$17,442,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$36,902,000This ZIP$36,902,000

Land area

Land area184.51 sq miThis ZIP184.51 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 71740

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ZIP codes near 71740

ZIPCityDistance
71753 Magnolia, AR 10.3 mi
71038 Haynesville, LA 10.7 mi
71754 Magnolia, AR 12.0 mi
71072 Shongaloo, LA 12.7 mi
71021 Cullen, LA 17.8 mi
71075 Springhill, LA 19.0 mi
71861 Taylor, AR 19.3 mi
71071 Sarepta, LA 19.7 mi
71749 Junction City, AR 20.2 mi
71758 Mount Holly, AR 21.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71740?

71740 is in Emerson, Arkansas, in Columbia County, part of the Magnolia, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0769, -93.1674.

What county is 71740 in?

71740 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 71740?

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

What time zone is 71740 in?

71740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71740?

About 2,100 people live in ZIP code 71740, in 760 households, at 11.4 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 71740?

$65,455 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71740?

The closest are 71753 (10.3 mi), 71038 (10.7 mi), 71754 (12 mi), 71072 (12.7 mi) and 71021 (17.8 mi).

Is 71740 a PO Box ZIP code?

71740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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