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71743

ZIP 71743 is Gurdon, Arkansas, in Clark County; area codes 870 and 327; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clark
Metro area
Arkadelphia, AR
Population
2,913
Coordinates
33.8893, -93.0978
☼ Live from 71743 — Gurdon, AR

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Where 71743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71743
  • 🔢 Type 71743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,743 = 7 × 37 × 277. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71742 (Fordyce, AR, 37 mi away) and 71744 (Hampton, AR, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71743 becomes 34717, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13477, 13747, 13774, 14737, 17347, 31747, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13747 in Colliersville, NY, 1,146 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯510 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71743 and you would come out at 33.89°S, 86.90°E — 1,366 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 209.5 square miles of land, 71743 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 159 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,913This ZIP2,913
Households1,389This ZIP1,389
Housing units1,711This ZIP1,711
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$48,253This ZIP$48,253Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$132,200This ZIP$132,200Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$708This ZIP$708Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density13.9 / sq miThis ZIP13.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees1,039This ZIP1,039
Annual payroll$69,459,000This ZIP$69,459,000
Tax returns filed1,500This ZIP1,500
Total adjusted gross income$72,390,000This ZIP$72,390,000

Land area

Land area209.54 sq miThis ZIP209.54 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 71743

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

ZIP codes near 71743

ZIPCityDistance
71772 Whelen Springs, AR 4.2 mi
71721 Beirne, AR 6.2 mi
71728 Curtis, AR 8.3 mi
71722 Bluff City, AR 12.4 mi
71923 Arkadelphia, AR 14.0 mi
71857 Prescott, AR 15.0 mi
71726 Chidester, AR 15.6 mi
71998 Arkadelphia, AR 16.6 mi
71999 Arkadelphia, AR 16.6 mi
71763 Sparkman, AR 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71743?

71743 is in Gurdon, Arkansas, in Clark County, part of the Arkadelphia, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8893, -93.0978.

What county is 71743 in?

71743 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 71743?

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

What time zone is 71743 in?

71743 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71743?

About 2,913 people live in ZIP code 71743, in 1,389 households, at 13.9 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 71743?

$48,253 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71743?

The closest are 71772 (4.2 mi), 71721 (6.2 mi), 71728 (8.3 mi), 71722 (12.4 mi) and 71923 (14 mi).

Is 71743 a PO Box ZIP code?

71743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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