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71749

ZIP 71749 is Junction City, Arkansas, mostly in Union County; area code 870; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union +2 more
Metro area
El Dorado, AR
Population
2,787
Coordinates
33.0719, -92.8186
☼ Live from 71749 — Junction City, AR

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Where 71749 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71749
  • 🔢 Type 71749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,749 = 157 × 457. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001100001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71748 (Ivan, AR, 62 mi away) and 71750 (Lawson, AR, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71749 becomes 94717, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14779, 17749, 17974, 19477, 47719, 47917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97147 in Wheeler, OR, 1,858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯566 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71749 and you would come out at 33.07°S, 87.18°E — 1,422 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 160.0 square miles of land, 71749 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,787This ZIP2,787
Households1,073This ZIP1,073
Housing units1,406This ZIP1,406
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Arkansas38.5US 38.9
Median household income$68,188This ZIP$68,188Arkansas$60,773US $80,734
Median home value$118,600This ZIP$118,600Arkansas$188,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$747This ZIP$747Arkansas$947US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density17.4 / sq miThis ZIP17.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees80This ZIP80
Annual payroll$2,650,000This ZIP$2,650,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$56,469,000This ZIP$56,469,000

Land area

Land area160.02 sq miThis ZIP160.02 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 71749 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 98.2%
Claiborne Parish 1.7%
Union Parish 0.1%

Other place names in 71749

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ZIP codes near 71749

ZIPCityDistance
71079 Summerfield, LA 8.0 mi
71256 Lillie, LA 10.7 mi
71731 El Dorado, AR 12.9 mi
71730 El Dorado, AR 13.9 mi
71048 Lisbon, LA 16.4 mi
71038 Haynesville, LA 17.2 mi
71758 Mount Holly, AR 17.3 mi
71277 Spearsville, LA 17.9 mi
71762 Smackover, AR 19.0 mi
71222 Bernice, LA 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71749?

71749 is in Junction City, Arkansas, in Union County, part of the El Dorado, AR micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0719, -92.8186.

What county is 71749 in?

71749 spans 3 counties: Union County, Claiborne Parish and Union Parish. Most of it falls in Union 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 71749?

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

What time zone is 71749 in?

71749 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71749?

About 2,787 people live in ZIP code 71749, in 1,073 households, at 17.4 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 71749?

$68,188 a year, against $60,773 across Arkansas.

What ZIP codes are near 71749?

The closest are 71079 (8 mi), 71256 (10.7 mi), 71731 (12.9 mi), 71730 (13.9 mi) and 71048 (16.4 mi).

Is 71749 a PO Box ZIP code?

71749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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